In Re Hearon

MEMORANDUM OPINION

James Hearon seeks a writ of mandamus compelling an unidentified judge of a statutory county court in Johnson County to permit him to plead guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge and give him credit for time served (more than eighteen months, according to Hearon). Hearon also contends that he has recently filed a motion to dismiss on speedy-trial grounds. Hearon’s mandamus petition lacks merit for several reasons, and we will deny it. 1

We begin by observing (from Hear-on’s return address) that he is currently incarcerated by the Institutional Division of the Texas Department…