In Re Joseph J. Meeks--Appeal from 10th District Court of Galveston County

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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed August 27, 2010. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-10-00724-CR IN RE JOSEPH J. MEEKS, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS MEMORANDUM OPINION On August 2, 2010, relator, Joseph J. Meeks, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov t Code Ann. ยง22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this Court to compel the presiding judge of the 10th District Court of Galveston County to set for a hearing his pro se motion to quash affidavit for probable cause of arrest and complaint. According to relator s petition, he is represented by counsel in the underlying criminal proceeding. A criminal defendant is not entitled to hybrid representation. 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). The issues relator raises in his pro se petition for writ of mandamus relate directly to a criminal proceeding in which he is presented by counsel. Therefore, in the absence of a right to hybrid representation, relator has presented nothing for this Court s consideration. See Patrick, 906 S.W.2d at 498. Relator has not established his entitlement to the extraordinary relief of a writ of mandamus. Accordingly, we deny relator s petition for writ of mandamus. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Yates and Sullivan. Do Not Publish Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b). 2

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