Legal Opinion
Wolff v. Thornton
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided May 11, 1984No. 01-84-0216-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVANS, Chief Justice.
Relator seeks writs of mandamus and prohibition to compel the Honorable Jimmie Thornton, Judge of the County Court of Trinity County, to transfer the proceedings in trial court cause No. 14,003, styled The State of Texas v. Paul Bradley Wolff, to the District Court of Trinity County pursuant to Tex.Code Crim.Pro.Ann. art. 4.17 (Vernon Supp.1984).
In light of our decision in Allen v. Guarino, 635 S.W.2d 129 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1981, no writ), we must first address the issue of whether we have the authority to issue a writ of mandamus in a criminal case. In…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Curtis v. GibbsTexas Supreme Court · 1974
- North v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ex Parte RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Ordunez v. BeanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- TEXAS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, ETC. v. DalehiteCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Dickens v. Court of Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Ex Parte McNeil, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1989
- State v. Westergren, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
- Thi Van Le v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Van Brown v. UnderwoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
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