Bostic v. County Judge of Rockwall County
Texas Supreme Court
Motion by relator Bostic for leave to file petition for writ of mandamus against the county judge of Bockwall County. Similar applications to file petitions by Jesse Bostic and by Frank Bostic fell within the ruling here made, and were denied.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Phillips
This case and two companion cases are before us on motions for leave to file petitions for mandamus against the county judge of Rockwall County so as to require him to accept pleas of guilty offered by the relators, and assess the proper fine, in certain misdemeanor prosecutions pending against them in the County Court of that county.
This court has original jurisdiction in proper eases to issue a mandamus against "any district judge, or Court of Civil Appeals or judge of a Court of Civil Appeals, or officer of the State government, except the Governor.” Art. 1526, Sayl,es’ Civil Statutes. The…
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