in Re Orlando Deonte Pierce

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-19-00288-CR No. 10-19-00291-CR IN RE ORLANDO DEONTE PIERCE Original Proceeding OPINION In two separate petitions for writ of mandamus, relator, Orlando Deonte Pierce, challenges the trial court’s orders on motions to enforce a plea bargain in both proceedings. Specifically, relator contends that the trial court unlawfully rescinded a plea-bargain agreement; that the trial court had a ministerial duty to approve a plea bargain in these cases to remedy a violation of effective counsel; and that a prior trial judge would have accepted the plea before a second…