in Re Paul E. Archie ( 2005 )

Opinion issued December 8, 2005

In The

Court of Appeals

For The  

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-05-00980-CR

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IN RE PAUL E. ARCHIE, Relator  

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Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

               Relator has filed in this Court a pro se petition for writ of mandamus. We deny the petition.

               We review pro se applications with less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers. Barnes v. State, 832 S.W.2d 424, 426 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, orig. proceeding). A generous reading of relator's petition shows that he complains that he is being illegally confined because of a void judgment and requests this Court to set aside his conviction because the trial court did

not rule on his petitions of “void judgment and sentence.”

               The relator must provide this Court with a sufficient record to establish his right to mandamus relief. Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). Relator's petition does not include a description of the nature of the underlying proceeding, does not identify the court, and does not include a certified or sworn copy of any order complained of or any other document showing the matter complained of. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.3(d), (j)(1)(A).

               Even a pro se applicant for a writ of mandamus must show himself entitled to relief. Barnes, 832 S.W.2d at 426. The petition for writ of mandamus is therefore denied.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Taft, Keyes, and Hanks.