Duncan v. Evans

OPINION

McCORMICK, Judge.

This original application for writ of prohibition arises from an “Order to Stay Proceedings” of the First Court of Appeals directing the judge of the County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 of Harris County to remove a court-appointed attorney in a case pending before the appeals court, and appoint another attorney. Applicant Duncan, Judge of the affected county court, contends that he has no jurisdiction to take the action ordered by respondents.

Although it has been made to appear in another cause number before this Court that the respondent court has vacated its order,…