In Re: Keith SomervilleAppeal from 204th Judicial District Court of Dallas County (memorandum opinion )

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DENIED; Opinion Filed August 26, 2013. In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-01091-CV No. 05-13-01093-CV No. 05-13-01094-CV IN RE KEITH SOMERVILLE, Relator Original Proceeding from the 204th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F86-93602-LQ MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices FitzGerald, Lang, and Myers Opinion by Justice Lang Relator contends that his conviction was void because the trial court violated the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act in that he was not brought to trial within the statutorily required time. The facts and issues are well known to the parties, so we need not recount them herein. Based on the record before us, we conclude relator has not shown he is entitled to the relief requested. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a); Simon v. Levario, 306 S.W.3d 318, 320-21 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009) (orig. proceeding); State of Tex. ex rel. Hill v. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Dist., 34 S.W.3d 924, 927 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001) (orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we DENY relator s petition for writ of mandamus. /Douglas S. Lang/ DOUGLAS S. LANG JUSTICE 131091F.P05 2

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