In Re Eric J. Mapes v. the State of Texas

Opinion filed July 25, 2025 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-25-00190-CR __________ IN RE ERIC J. MAPES Original Mandamus Proceeding MEMORANDUM OPINION This court’s former opinion and judgment dated July 24, 2025, are withdrawn. This court’s opinion and judgment dated July 25, 2025, are substituted therefor. Relator, Eric J. Mapes, pleaded guilty in 1999 to sexual assault, a second-degree felony, and was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of two years. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.011(a)(1) (West Supp. 2024). On June 16, 2025, Relator filed a “Motion to Vacate” his 1999…