in Re the State of Texas

Opinion issued April 23, 2020 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-19-00688-CR ——————————— IN RE THE STATE OF TEXAS, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus OPINION Relator, The State of Texas, seeks mandamus relief from the trial court’s order that it pay $500 in attorney fees to defense counsel as a sanction following a discovery dispute. Because there is no authority that suggests respondent had the discretion to order the State to pay attorney fees or other monetary sanctions to counsel for real party in interest, and given that…