Dickens v. Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District of Texas

OPINION

CAMPBELL, Judge.

This is an original mandamus proceeding brought by the Judge of the 297th District Court in Tarrant County (relator),1 to contest the issuance, by the Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District (respondent), of a writ of mandamus directing relator to allow discovery of a complainant’s videotaped statement. Relator argues that the act of permitting discovery of evidence is a discretionary act of a trial judge reviewable only on appeal and, therefore, not the proper subject of a writ of mandamus. We agree and will grant relief.

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James Dean Reynolds is a…