Legal Opinion
Creel v. District Attorney Ex Rel. Medina County
Texas Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1991No. D-1291PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
Pursuant to the Texas Open Records Act (the Act), Creel filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the trial court to compel the Medina County District Attorney to release a copy of a public document. The trial court sua sponte dismissed Creel’s petition. The court of appeals affirmed. 804 S.W.2d 628, (1991). Because Creel was denied due process of law, we reverse and remand.
Creel was indicted on felony charges in both Bexar and Medina Counties. AH charges stemmed from the same criminal episode. After he was successfully prosecuted in Bexar County, the Medina County charges were dismissed.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Johnson v. LynaughTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Creel v. District Attorney for Medina CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Creel v. Sheriff of Medina CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
3Cited by37 opinions
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- Lewis v. Johnson, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- Finlan v. Peavy, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2006
- Nelson v. PNC Mortgage Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2004
- In Re Thirty-Four Gambling Devices & Six Hundred & Thirty Nine Dollars in United States Currency, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2009
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