Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-02-15 15:13:15.556394+00
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In the
              Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

                   No. 06-24-00023-CR

           IN RE BILLY WAYNE WALLACE

             Original Mandamus Proceeding

      Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ.
        Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rambin
                                 MEMORANDUM OPINION

        Relator, Billy Wayne Wallace, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus asking this Court

to direct the “Lamar County District Court,” Respondent, to enter a writ of mandamus directing

Respondent “to credit Relator with time spent in the Lamar County Jail from [June 21, 2021,] to

the date of filing” of his petition. We deny the petition.

        Article V, Section 6, of the Texas Constitution defines the appellate jurisdiction of the

courts of appeals, stating that they “shall have such other jurisdiction, original and appellate, as

may be prescribed by law.”         TEX. CONST. art. V, § 6(a).         Section 22.221 of the Texas

Government Code authorizes appellate courts to issue writs of mandamus against certain judges

in their districts, including judges of district courts, and “to enforce the jurisdiction of the court.”

TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(a), (b) (Supp.).

        Although Lamar County is within our appellate jurisdiction, it has two district courts, the

6th Judicial District Court and the 62nd Judicial District Court. Relator’s petition does not

identify which judge and district court in Lamar County against whom he seeks a writ of

mandamus. In addition, Relator’s petition appears to complain of the actions, or the failure to

act, of the district clerk of Lamar County, over whom we do not have mandamus jurisdiction in

the circumstances alleged by the petitioner. As a result, we are unable to determine whether we

have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus.

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      Accordingly, we deny the petition for a writ of mandamus.

                                                 Jeff Rambin
                                                 Justice

Date Submitted:     February 14, 2024
Date Decided:       February 15, 2024

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