In Re Thomas Earl Whitfield v. the State of Texas

Opinion filed April 20, 2023 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-23-00072-CR __________ IN RE THOMAS EARL WHITFIELD Original Mandamus Proceeding MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Thomas Earl Whitfield, filed this original petition for writ of mandamus requesting that we order the Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, the trial judge presiding over the matter before us by assignment, to dispose of Relator’s Motion for Free Access to Public Records. Ostensibly, Relator contends that Judge Lewis has refused to rule on the merits of his motion. Because Judge Lewis has denied the underlying motion,…