Court Opinion

ID: 2807255
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2015-06-11 10:12:33.120365+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:14:00.122460
License: Public Domain

In The

                                Court of Appeals
                     Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
                            ____________________
                               NO. 09-15-00231-CR
                            ____________________

                                     IN RE H.S.

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                         Original Proceeding
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                                      ORDER

      The Court has been presented with a petition for a writ of mandamus to

compel the Honorable Michael Seiler, Judge of the 435th District Court of

Montgomery County, Texas, to quash a grand jury subpoena. Counsel has

informed the Court that the grand jury has summoned a parent to produce H.S., a

minor child, to appear before the grand jury on June 11, 2015. According to

counsel, Judge Seiler denied a motion to quash the grand jury subpoena without

determining if the child is competent to testify before the grand jury.

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      The Court finds temporary relief is necessary to prevent undue prejudice. It

is ORDERED that enforcement of the grand jury subpoena by the trial court is

stayed until our Opinion issues or until further order of this Court. See Tex. R.

App. P. 52.10(b). No bond is required as a condition to any relief herein granted.

      The response of the State of Texas is due June 22, 2015.

      TEMPORARY RELIEF GRANTED.

      ORDER ENTERED June 10, 2015.

                                                                 PER CURIAM

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.

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