Court Opinion

ID: 4680341
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Date Created: 2021-04-23 07:15:49.339534+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:12:27.279747
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In The

                                 Court of Appeals

                     Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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                                NO. 09-21-00074-CR
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                    IN RE SYLEST MARIE COX
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                          Original Proceeding
               411th District Court of Polk County, Texas
                         Trial Cause No. 27666
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                           MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Sylest Marie Cox filed a mandamus petition through which she seeks a

dismissal of an indictment on the grounds that she has been denied her constitutional

right to a speedy trial. Release from confinement is habeas relief. This Court lacks

jurisdiction to grant habeas relief in an original proceeding in a criminal case. In re

Ayers, 515 S.W.3d 356, 356–57 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, orig.

proceeding). Relator has not shown that the trial court refused to rule on a properly

filed petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking a bond reduction. See In re Foster,

503 S.W.3d 606, 607 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, orig. proceeding).

Furthermore, relator has not shown that the trial court: (1) had a legal duty to rule on

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a motion; (2) was asked to rule on a motion; and (3) failed or refused to rule on a

motion within a reasonable time. See In re Molina, 94 S.W.3d 885, 886 (Tex. App.—

San Antonio 2003, orig. proceeding). A trial court is free to disregard any pro se

motions filed by a defendant who is represented by counsel. Jenkins v. State, 592

S.W.3d 894, 902 n.47 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). We deny the petition for a writ of

mandamus. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).

      PETITION DENIED.

                                                         PER CURIAM

Submitted on April 20, 2021
Opinion Delivered April 21, 2021
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Before Golemon, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.

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