Benson v. District Clerk

OPINION

Relator filed an application for a writ of mandamus with this Court, contending that the Montgomery County District Clerk refused to file his application for a writ of habeas corpus while another habe-as corpus application concerning the same cause was pending in this Court. We conditionally grant relief.

Relator was convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to twenty-five years’ imprisonment. He contends that he attempted to file an application for a writ of habeas corpus with the Montgomery County District Clerk, but the application was refused and returned. After abating…