Legal Opinion

In Re Cary D. Cantwell v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided August 8, 2023No. 13-23-00349-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

NUMBER 13-23-00349-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG IN RE CARY D. CANTWELL On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Benavides and Longoria Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Contreras1 Relator Cary D. Cantwell filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus through which he asserts that the trial court has failed in its ministerial duty to rule on relator’s application for writ of habeas corpus. In a criminal case, to be entitled to mandamus relief, the relator must establish 1 See TEX. R. APP. P.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Young v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Appeals at TexarkanaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  2. Barnes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
  3. In re McCannCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  4. Harris, RoderickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016
  5. In re RangelCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2019

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