Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-02-20 14:07:12.750982+00
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Opinion issued February 17, 2023

                                     In The

                              Court of Appeals
                                    For The

                          First District of Texas
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                             NO. 01-23-00100-CR;
                              NO. 01-23-00101-CR
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                        IN RE CHRIS FLOOD, Relator

         Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus and
                      Petition for Writ of Prohibition

                         MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Relator, Chris Flood, seeks a writ of mandamus and writ of prohibition to

compel the trial court to discharge Flood from representation of the defendant and

to prohibit the trial court from continuing proceedings with Flood as unwilling
counsel.1 Flood also filed a motion for emergency relief. The Court requested a

response from the State to relator’s petition and motion. The State filed a response

to the motion for emergency relief, stating that the State was unopposed to a stay,

but advised this Court that the State would not be filing a response to the petition.

      After reviewing the petitions, appendices, and authorities cited, the Court

concludes that Flood has not established his entitlement to mandamus or prohibition

relief. See State ex rel. Hill v. Ct. of App. for 5th Dist., 34 S.W.3d 924, 927 (Tex.

Crim. App. 2001) (setting out requirements for writ of mandamus relief); In re Yates,

193 S.W.3d 151, 152 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, orig. proceeding)

(setting out requirements for writ of prohibition relief).

      Accordingly, the Court denies the petitions. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8. Any

pending motions are dismissed as moot.

                                   PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams and Justices Kelly and Goodman.

Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

1
      The underlying case is The State of Texas v. Alexandra Nicks, cause number
      1663543 and 1663544, pending in the 338th District Court of Harris County, Texas,
      the Honorable Ramona Franklin presiding.
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