In re Flanigan

On December 27, 2018, relator Thermon James Flanigan filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221 (Supp.) ; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Hazel B. Jones, presiding judge of the 174th District Court of Harris County, to examine the results of alleged D.N.A. testing, hold a hearing, make a finding as to whether, had the results been available during the trial of the offense, it is reasonably probable that the person would not have been convicted, and notify relator of the court's ruling.…