in Re Anthony Washington ( 2021 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-21-00095-CR
IN RE ANTHONY WASHINGTON
Original Mandamus Proceeding
Before Morriss, C.J., Burgess and Stevens, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Burgess
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Anthony Washington has petitioned this Court for mandamus relief. Washington claims
that the trial court has failed to act on a requested disposition under the Interstate Agreement on
Detainers Act.1 See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 51.14. Washington has not provided a
sufficient record to merit mandamus relief, and we deny his petition.
I. Standard of Review
To be entitled to mandamus relief, the relator must show (1) that he has no adequate
remedy at law and (2) that the action he seeks to compel is ministerial, not one involving a
discretionary or judicial decision. State ex rel. Young v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of Appeals at
Texarkana, 236 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007) (orig. proceeding). The relator is
obligated to provide this Court with a record sufficient to establish his right to mandamus relief.
Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding); In re Pilgrim’s Pride
Corp., 187 S.W.3d 197, 198–99 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2006, orig. proceeding); see TEX. R.
APP. P. 52.7. Before mandamus may issue, the relator must show that the trial court had a legal
duty to perform a ministerial act, was asked to do so, and failed or refused to act. In re
Villarreal, 96 S.W.3d 708, 710 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2003, orig. proceeding); see also In re
Blakeney, 254 S.W.3d 659, 662 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2008, orig. proceeding) (“Showing that
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In his petition, Washington also seems to ask us to compel the Bowie County District Attorney to act on his request
for disposition under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act. This Court has jurisdiction to issue a writ of
mandamus against “a judge of a district or county court in the court of appeals district.” TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN.
§ 22.221(b) (Supp.). We do not have mandamus jurisdiction over a district attorney’s office unless to enforce this
Court’s jurisdiction. Id.; see also In re Barnes, 528 S.W.3d 822, 823 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2017, orig.
proceeding).
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a motion was filed with the court clerk does not constitute proof that the motion was brought to
the trial court’s attention or presented to the trial court with a request for a ruling.”).
II. Application
Although Washington has included a file-stamped copy of a request for disposition under
the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act, he has not supplied a certified copy of that motion, as
required by the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.7. Nor has he
provided anything to suggest the matter has been presented to the trial court.
Washington has failed to demonstrate that he lacks an adequate remedy at law or that he
is entitled to the extraordinary relief sought. We deny his requested relief.
Ralph K. Burgess
Justice
Date Submitted: October 18, 2021
Date Decided: October 19, 2021
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