In Re Harold Moten Appeal from Criminal District Court of Jefferson County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont __________________ NO. 09-23-00159-CR __________________ IN RE HAROLD MOTEN __________________________________________________________________ Original Proceeding Criminal District Court of Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 39,003 __________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION In a petition for a writ of mandamus filed as an original proceeding with this Court, Harold Moten seeks to compel the trial court to rule on the pro se motions that he filed in the trial court asking that court for a speedy trial, for discovery, to set aside his indictment, to suppress evidence, and to reduce the amount of his bond. Traditionally, a petitioner seeking mandamus relief in a criminal case must show two things. “First, he must show that he has no adequate remedy at law to redress his alleged harm. Second, he must show that what he seeks to compel is a 1 ministerial act, not involving a discretionary or judicial decision.” 1 The record before this Court fails to show he is entitled to relief. Accordingly, we deny Moten’s petition for a writ of mandamus.2 PETITION DENIED. PER CURIAM Submitted on June 6, 2023 Opinion Delivered June 7, 2023 Do Not Publish Before Golemon, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ. 1In re State ex rel. Young v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of Appeals at Texarkana, 236 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007) (orig. proceeding). 2See Tex. R. App. P. 52.6(a). 2
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