in Re the State of Texas, Ex Rel. Luis v. Saenz ( 2021 )

NUMBER 13-21-00437-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
IN RE THE STATE OF TEXAS EX REL. LUIS V. SAENZ
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
ORDER
Before Justices Hinojosa, Tijerina, and Silva
Order Per Curiam
Relator, the State of Texas ex rel. Luis V. Saenz, the County and District Attorney
of Cameron County, Texas, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus with a request for
an emergency temporary stay in the above-referenced cause. By two issues, relator
asserts that the trial court erred by rejecting a plea agreement and sentencing the
defendant to a term inconsistent with the plea agreement over relator’s objection and
despite relator’s demand for a jury trial.
The Court, having examined and fully considered relator’s request to stay the trial
court proceedings, is of the opinion that said request should be granted. Accordingly, we
grant relator’s request for an emergency temporary stay, and we order the trial court’s
proceedings to be stayed pending our disposition of this original proceeding. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 52.10(b) (“Unless vacated or modified, an order granting temporary relief is
effective until the case is finally decided.”).
The Court requests that the real party in interest, Jonathan G. Ortegon, or any
others whose interest would be directly affected by the relief sought, file a response to
the petition for writ of mandamus on or before the expiration of ten days from the date of
this order. See id. R. 52.2, 52.4, 52.8.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2 (b).
Delivered and filed on the
10th day of December, 2021.
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