In re Roy Louis Smithwick, Jr. Appeal from 49th Judicial District Court of Webb County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-15-00441-CR IN RE Roy Louis SMITHWICK Jr. Original Mandamus Proceeding 1 PER CURIAM Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Delivered and Filed: August 5, 2015 PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED On July 16, 2015, relator filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus complaining of the trial court’s failure to order the district attorney’s office to investigate relator’s claims of criminal misconduct by the prosecutor and an expert witness involved in his 1992 murder conviction. 2 The court has considered relator’s petition and is of the opinion that relator is not entitled to the relief sought. In a criminal case mandamus relief is authorized only if the relator establishes “(1) he has no other adequate legal remedy; and (2) under the relevant facts and law, the act sought to be compelled is purely ministerial.” See State ex rel. Hill v. Court of Appeals for Fifth Dist., 34 S.W.3d 924, 927 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001) (orig. proceeding); In re Reed, 137 S.W.3d 676, 678 1 This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 1992CRA00041-D1, styled The State of Texas v. Roy L. Smithwick Jr., pending in the 49th Judicial District Court, Webb County, Texas, the Honorable Jose A. Lopez presiding. 2 This court affirmed relator’s conviction on his direct appeal in Smithwick v. State, No. 04-92-00520-CR, 1995 WL 540279, at *8 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Sept. 13, 1995, no pet.). 04-15-00441-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2004, orig. proceeding). Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is denied. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). PER CURIAM DO NOT PUBLISH -2-

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