in Re William Joseph Horton ( 2010 )

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-10-00281-CR
IN RE WILLIAM JOSEPH HORTON
Original Proceeding
MEMORANDUM OPINION
William Joseph Horton seeks a writ of mandamus compelling Respondent, the
Honorable Matt Johnson, Judge of the 54th District Court of McLennan County, to send
a copy of the judgment and sentence in his case to the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice and to award him credit for time served. We will deny Horton’s mandamus
petition.1
There are three prerequisites for the granting of mandamus relief: (1) the lower
court must have a legal duty to perform a nondiscretionary act; (2) the relator must
make a demand for performance; and (3) the subject court must refuse that request. In
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We apply Rule of Appellate Procedure 2 and disregard Horton’s failure to include a proper
certification in his mandamus petition. See TEX. R. APP. P. 2, 52.3(j).
re Smith, No. 01-10-00030-CR, 2010 WL 2723145, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.]
July 2, 2010, orig. proceeding) (per curiam) (not designated for publication); accord In re
State, 304 S.W.3d 581, 583 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2010, orig. proceeding); In re Chu, 134
S.W.3d 459, 467 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004, orig. proceeding).
Here, the mandamus record contains nothing to indicate that Horton has
requested Respondent to send a copy of the judgment and sentence to TDCJ or has
notified Respondent that he has not been awarded credit for all creditable time served.
Because Horton has not made a demand for performance, we deny his
mandamus petition. Id.
FELIPE REYNA
Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Reyna, and
Justice Davis
Petition denied
Opinion delivered and filed August 11, 2010
Do not publish
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