in Re: Jorge Barroquin ( 2014 )

Deny and Opinion Filed this 30th day of June, 2014.
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-14-00764-CV
IN RE JORGE BARROQUIN, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 292nd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F-1353472
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices O'Neill, Lang, and Brown
Opinion by Justice Lang
Relator filed this petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the trial court to
grant relator a personal recognizance bond or reduce bail in response to his petition for pre-
trial writ of habeas corpus. The facts and issues are well known to the parties so we do not
recount them here. This Court has not been given general supervisory control over district
and county courts. Texas Emp. Ins. Ass'n v. Kirby, 150 S.W.2d 123, 126 (Tex. Civ. App.—
Dallas 1941, no writ); see also Guillory v. Davis, 527 S.W.2d 465, 466 (Tex. Civ. App.—
Beaumont 1975, no writ). In a criminal case, an applicant for mandamus relief must establish
that he has no adequate remedy at law to redress the harm he has suffered, and he must show
that the act he seeks to compel or prohibit does not involve a discretionary or judicial
decision. Simon v. Levario, 306 S.W.3d 318, 320 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009). The record before
the Court does not show that relator has met this burden. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).
Accordingly, the Court DENIES the petition for writ of mandamus.
/Douglas S. Lang/
DOUGLAS S. LANG
JUSTICE
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