Court Opinion

ID: 9838011
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Date Created: 2023-09-03 08:10:14.285956+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:45:32.785968
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Majority and
Dissenting Opinions filed August 31, 2023.

                                       In The

                     Fourteenth Court of Appeals

                                 NO. 14-23-00623-CR

                 IN RE JOHN DAVIS BERNARD, JR., Relator

                           ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
                             WRIT OF MANDAMUS
                                185th District Court
                              Harris County, Texas
                          Trial Court Cause No. 1726657

                 MEMORANDUM DISSENTING OPINION

      On August 15, 2023, this court dismissed a July 7, 2023 filing in which “John
Davis Junior: Bernard” petitioned “the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals” to
review actions of the 184th District Court of Harris County in cause number
1726657, which this court treated as a petition for a writ of mandamus. Because the
court interpreted the petition as seeking habeas-corpus relief, the court dismissed the
petition for want of jurisdiction. In re Bernard, No. 14-23-00472-CR, 2023 WL
5217885 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 15, 2023, orig. proceeding) (mem,
op., not designated for publication) (Spain, J., dissenting).

      On August 24, 2023, “john davis junior of the Family of Bernard” filed an
“Application for Writ of Mandamus” in our case number 14-23-00472-CR, trial
court cause number 1726657, which the clerk of this court filed under new case
number 14-23-00623-CR. This court has again treated this “application” as a petition
for a writ of mandamus seeking habeas-corpus relief.

      As I previously did, I agree that it appears we have no jurisdiction. I would
give relator notice of an involuntary dismissal and an opportunity to respond before
we dismiss.

      I respectfully dissent to the lack of due process the court affords to relator.

                                        /s/       Charles A. Spain
                                                  Justice

Panel consists of Justices Wise, Bourliot, and Spain (Spain, J., dissenting).
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

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