Legal Opinion
Stearnes v. Clinton
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 27, 1989No. 70848PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON ORIGINAL APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS AND ORIGINAL APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION
W.C. DAVIS, Judge.
This original action has been filed by a capital murder defendant in Lubbock County. Leave to file was granted with respect to relator’s allegation number one. In this allegation relator Stearnes seeks to have this Court issue a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to vacate an order removing relator’s court appointed counsel from the case. Leave to file was denied with respect to relator’s allegation number two in which he sought a writ of mandamus to compel the trial…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by168 opinions
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