In Re Sanchez

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice BENAVIDES.

Relator, Ulysses Sanchez, requests this Court to issue a writ of mandamus ordering the Respondent, the Honorable Homer Salinas, 1 to reverse his order denying Sanchez’s motion to dismiss for Brady 2 violations. Finding Sanchez has an adequate remedy by ordinary appeal, we deny Sanchez’s petition.

I. Background

On February 13, 2007, gunfire occurred outside Sanchez’s home. It is undisputed that Sanchez fired upon a vehicle containing five students, four of whom were self-identified as gang-members. Samuel Mendez was the driver of the vehicle. Immediately…