In re Ex Parte Dominex Payne--Appeal from 174th District Court of Harris County (per curiam)
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Opinion issued November 3, 2011. In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas NO. 01-11-00815-CR IN RE DOMINEX DEWAN PAYNE, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Dominex Dewan Payne, has filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus. Relator seeks the writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to rule on his application for bail pending trial.1 Relator also asserts that his trial counsel similarly filed a motion to set bail. A criminal defendant is not entitled to hybrid 1 The underlying case is No. 1298220, in the 174th District Court of Galveston County, Texas. The respondent is the Honorable Ruben Guerrero. representation. See Robinson v. State, 240 S.W.3d 919, 922 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007); Patrick v. State, 906 S.W.2d 481, 498 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995). A trial court has no legal duty to rule on pro se motions or petitions filed with regard to a criminal proceeding in which the defendant is represented by counsel. See Robinson, 240 S.W.3d at 922. Consequently, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by declining to rule on relator s pro se motions filed in the criminal proceeding pending in the trial court. Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is denied. TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Bland and Huddle. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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