Haley v. Lewis

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an original action brought by the petitioner Haley seeking a writ of mandamus directing the Honorable Harry Lewis, Judge of the 138th District Court of Cameron County, respondent, to set aside his order of March 18, 1980, not granting petitioner’s motion to set aside the indictment in Cause No. 79-CR-520-B and holding the same in abeyance pending an evidentiary hearing to be held after arraignment. In the alternative, petitioner seeks the issuance of a writ of prohibition preventing Judge Lewis from proceeding to trial in said cause number.

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