Legal Opinion
In Re Rodriguez
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided May 21, 2002No. 13-02-00183-CRPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HINOJOSA, J.
Relator, Marco Antonio G. Rodriguez, filed a petition for writ of mandamus requesting that this Court compel respondent, the Honorable Robert Garza, presiding -judge of the 138th District Court of Cameron County, Texas, (1) to vacate his order denying relator’s motion for forensic DNA testing and (2) appoint him counsel in accordance with article 64.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Without hearing oral argument, we conditionally grant relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. See Tex.R.App.P. 52.8(c).
A. BACKGROUND
Relator was convicted of murder in the 138th…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by42 opinions
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