In Re Dralon Patterson Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 5 of Dallas County (memorandum opinion)

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DENIED and Opinion Filed August 30, 2021 S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-21-00541-CV No. 05-21-00542-CV No. 05-21-00543-CV No. 05-21-00544-CV IN RE DRALON PATTERSON, Relator Original Proceeding from the Criminal District Court No. 5 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F19-75183-PL, F19-75218-PL, F19-25779-QL & F19-40572-PL MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Molberg, Reichek, and Smith Opinion by Justice Reichek Dralon Duran Patterson has filed a petition for writ of mandamus requesting that the trial court be compelled to discharge him from his pending cases on the ground his right to a speedy trial has been violated. We deny relief. The Court may grant mandamus relief if the relator shows he has no adequate legal remedy and the act relator seeks to compel the trial court to perform involves a ministerial act rather than a discretionary or judicial decision. In re State ex rel. Weeks, 391 S.W.3d 117, 122 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013) (orig. proceeding); State ex rel. Young v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of Appeals of Texarkana, 236 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007) (orig. proceeding). Because relator may raise a failure to grant a speedy trial as an issue on appeal, he has an adequate legal remedy and is not entitled to mandamus relief. See In re Prado, 522 S.W.3d 1, 2 (Tex. App.— Dallas 2017, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (citing Smith v. Gohmert, 962 S.W.2d 590, 593 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998)); see also U.S. v. MacDonald, 435 U.S. 850, 860– 61 (1978) (explaining why alleged speedy trial violations are best left for appeal). Because relator has not shown he is entitled to relief, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). /Amanda L. Reichek/ AMANDA L. REICHEK JUSTICE 210541F.P05 –2–

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