Knowles v. Scofield

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

This is an original action for writs of prohibition and mandamus. Facing an imminent trial in Denton, Denton County for the offense of capital murder, our petitioner contends that the district court in which it is set is without jurisdiction. The grand jury that returned the indictment was, and the trial court that proposes to try the case is, physically located in a structure within the City of Denton and in the County of Denton and named “Joseph A. Carroll Courts Building.”1 The petitioner asserts that the Carroll Courts Building, to which courts, county offices and…