In Re Terry Helmcamp Appeal from 435th District Court of Montgomery County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-16-00233-CR ____________________ IN RE TERRY HELMCAMP _______________________________________________________ ______________ Original Proceeding 435th District Court of Montgomery County, Texas Trial Cause No. 12-01-00757-CR ________________________________________________________ _____________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Terry Helmcamp, Relator, seeks a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to grant a motion for DNA testing. Relator complains that no action has been taken by the trial court on a motion he filed on March 18, 2016, and as to objections that were filed on May 25, 2016. Relator has not shown that the trial court delayed its disposition of the motion for DNA testing for an unreasonable length of time. See In re Bates, 65 S.W.3d 133, 134-35 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 2001, orig. proceeding) (discussing factors to consider in evaluating whether a trial court failed to act within a reasonable time). We deny the petition without prejudice. 1 PETITION DENIED. PER CURIAM Submitted on July 26, 2016 Opinion Delivered July 27, 2016 Do Not Publish Before Kreger, Horton, and Johnson, JJ. 2
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