Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-02-26 09:12:53.916637+00
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed
February 23, 2023.

                                     In The

                     Fourteenth Court of Appeals

                                NO. 14-23-00037-CR

                           IN RE L.D. MEEKS, Relator

                           ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
                             WRIT OF MANDAMUS
                                230th District Court
                              Harris County, Texas
                          Trial Court Cause No. 1678360

                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      On January 19, 2023, relator L.D. Meeks filed a petition for writ of
mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R.
App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this Court to compel the Honorable Chris
Morton, presiding judge of the 230th District Court of Harris County, to provide a
constitutional speedy trial.
      Relator is represented by counsel. A defendant is not entitled to hybrid
representation, and, as a consequence, a trial court is free to disregard any pro se
motions presented by a defendant who is represented by counsel. Jenkins v. State,
592 S.W.3d 894, 902 n.47 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). Moreover, in the absence of a
right to hybrid representation, relator’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus
presents nothing for this court’s review. See Patrick v. State, 906 S.W.2d 481, 498
(Tex. Crim. App. 1995); Turner v. State, 805 S.W.2d 423, 425 n.1 (Tex. Crim.
App. 1991).

      Relator has not established that he is entitled to mandamus relief.
Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.

                                      PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Bourliot and Wilson.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

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