In Re Sosa

I agree that Griffin Industries, Inc. v. Thirteenth Court of Appeals, 934 S.W.2d 349 (Tex.1996), controls this mandamus petition, and, therefore, I concur with the majority opinion. I do so with great reluctance.

In this case, an experienced, responsible trial judge made a decision that a party, who was still represented by trial counsel after a trial on the merits, was not entitled to a free appeal. I submit this is a reasonable ruling. If the public is required to foot the bill in such cases, trial counsel will be greatly tempted to roll the dice and file useless and frivolous appeals in a…