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OF TEXAS



NO. AP-76,183




IN RE MORRIS SIMON, Relator
 



ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF PROHIBITION
IN CAUSE NO. F08-54622-Q IN THE 204TH  DISTRICT COURT
FROM DALLAS COUNTY




           Per curiam.

O R D E R

            Relator filed a motion for leave to file and a petition for a writ of prohibition, invoking our
constitutional and statutory authority to issue writs of prohibition in criminal law matters. Tex.
Const. art. V, § 5; Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 4.04. The petition requests that we issue a writ of
prohibition in the underlying case, preventing execution of the district court’s pre-trial order
requiring relator to submit to a psychological examination conducted by the State’s expert.
            The district clerk has forwarded certified copies of documents relevant to the petition
including an order signed by the trial court staying the proceedings until this Court acts on the
petition. Both the State and the respondent, the Judge of the 204th District Court of Dallas County,
have filed briefs in opposition to the prohibition petition. 
            We grant relator’s motion for leave to file and order that this petition be filed and set for
submission to determine whether Lagrone v. State
 applies to non-death penalty cases and, if so,
whether the pre-trial order at issue is authorized by Lagrone. All parties shall brief these issues. No
oral argument will be permitted. All briefs shall be filed with this Court within 30 days of the date
of this order.
Filed: July 1, 2009
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