                                       In The

                                Court of Appeals
                    Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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                               NO. 09-13-00473-CR
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                        IN RE KEATON D. KIRKWOOD

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                               Original Proceeding
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                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      In a petition for writ of mandamus, Keaton D. Kirkwood seeks to compel the

trial court to permit his withdrawal as counsel for a defendant in a criminal case.

To obtain mandamus relief in a criminal case, the relator must establish that he has

no other adequate legal remedy and that he has a clear and indisputable right to the

relief sought. State ex rel. Hill v. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Dist., 34 S.W.3d

924, 927–28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). After reviewing the mandamus petition and

record, we conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion. See Brewer v. State,

649 S.W.2d 628, 631 (Tex. Crim. App. 1983); Johnson v. State, 352 S.W.3d 224,



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228 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011, pet. ref’d). We deny the petition for

writ of mandamus.

      PETITION DENIED.

                                                      PER CURIAM


Opinion Delivered November 13, 2013
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Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.




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