In Re: James Randal Downs v. the State of Texas

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § IN RE No. 08-24-00110-CR § JAMES RANDALL DOWNS, AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING § Relator. IN MANDAMUS § MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator James Randall Downs, acting pro se, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking relief from a 2009 judgment of conviction for aggravated kidnapping rendered against him in trial court cause number 08-05-04962-CRW. 1 Relator asks that this Court schedule a live hearing so that he may develop a record and show his actual innocence. For the following reasons, we deny the petition. 1 In addition to his…