In re Samuel Baker Appeal from 426th District Court of Bell County (memorandum opinion)

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-20-00386-CV In re Samuel Baker ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM BELL COUNTY MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator Samuel Baker, acting pro se, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the district court to appoint counsel on his motion for postconviction DNA testing. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. arts. 64.01.-.05; Ex parte Gutierrez, 337 S.W.3d 883, 889 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011) (noting that indigent convicted person intending to file motion for postconviction DNA testing has limited right to appointed counsel, conditioned on trial judge’s finding “that reasonable grounds exist for the filing of a motion”); Weems v. State, 550 S.W.3d 776, 781 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018) (same). Baker’s petition for writ of mandamus is denied. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a). __________________________________________ Jeff Rose, Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Baker and Triana Filed: August 28, 2020

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