in Re Larimore Cornelius

Opinion issued September 17, 2013
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-13-00682-CR
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IN RE LARIMORE CORNELIUS, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On August 6, 2013, the relator, Larimore Cornelius, filed a pro se petition
for writ of mandamus, requesting that we direct the trial court to provide him with
a complete copy of the court reporter’s record of his trial.1 Relator asserts that a
bench conference conducted during voir dire is missing from the court reporter’s
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The underlying case is State v. Larimore Cornelius, No. 388305, in the 208th District
Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Denise Collins presiding.
record, and that he is entitled to obtain a copy of the record of the bench
conference under the Open Records Act. See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 552.321 (West
2009). Because the judiciary is excluded from the application of the Open Records
Act, it does not apply to the respondents, Judge Denise Collins and the Harris
County District Clerk. See id. §§ 552.003(1)(A)–(B) (West 2009).
We deny the petition for writ of mandamus.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Higley, and Bland.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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