                                Fourth Court of Appeals
                                        San Antonio, Texas

                                   MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                            No. 04-19-00462-CR

                                           IN RE John M. POPE

                                      Original Mandamus Proceeding 1

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
                  Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
                  Irene Rios, Justice

Delivered and Filed: July 17, 2019

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED

           Relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining the trial court has refused to rule

on his motion to dismiss his appointed trial counsel. Because relator did not provide this court

with a sufficient record, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

                                                DISCUSSION

           To establish a right to mandamus relief in a criminal case, the relator must show the trial

court violated a ministerial duty and there is no adequate remedy at law. In re State ex rel. Weeks,

391 S.W.3d 117, 122 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013) (orig. proceeding). A trial court has a ministerial

duty to rule on a properly-filed and timely-presented motion. See In re State ex rel. Young v. Sixth

Judicial Dist. Court of Appeals, 236 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007) (orig. proceeding).



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  This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2018CR12867, styled The State of Texas v. John Michael Pope, Jr., pending
in the 437th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Lori I. Valenzuela presiding.
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       However, a relator has the burden of providing this court with a record sufficient to

establish his right to mandamus relief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.7(a)(1) (requiring relator to file “a

certified or sworn copy of every document that is material to the relator’s claim for relief and that

was filed in any underlying proceeding”). In a case such as this one, a relator has the burden to

provide the court of appeals with a record showing the motion at issue was properly filed, the trial

court was made aware of the motion, and the motion has not been ruled on by the trial court for an

unreasonable period of time. See In re Mendoza, 131 S.W.3d 167, 167-68 (Tex. App.—San

Antonio 2004, orig. proceeding).

       Here, relator did not provide this court with a copy of his motion to dismiss counsel, a copy

of the trial court’s docket, or any proof indicating the trial court is aware of the motion to dismiss

counsel. Also, relator did not provide a record establishing his motion to dismiss counsel, which

he contends he filed on January 31, 2019, has awaited disposition for an unreasonable time. Id.

Because relator did not provide this court with a sufficient record, relator has not shown himself

entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is denied.

                                                  PER CURIAM

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