In Re Robert E. Shafer v. the State of Texas

Opinion issued June 13, 2024 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-24-00190-CR ——————————— IN RE ROBERT E. SHAFER, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Robert E. Shafer, incarcerated and proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus asserting that the trial court has failed to perform a ministerial duty by refusing to consider or rule on his post-conviction “Motion for the Appointment of Counsel to Prepare Application for Habeas Corpus and Litigate Ineffective Assistance of Counsel” and the…