In re Taurus Brown--Appeal from 218th Judicial District Court of Karnes County

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i i i i i i MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-08-00423-CR IN RE Taurus BROWN Original Mandamus Proceeding1 PER CURIAM Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice Rebecca Simmons, Justice Delivered and Filed: July 23, 2008 PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED On June 13, 2008, relator Taurus Brown filed a petition for a writ of mandamus and a motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus. We construe the petition as raising a complaint regarding time-served credit. Section 501.0081 of the Texas Government Code sets forth the proper procedure to be followed in resolving complaints regarding time-served credit. See TEX . GOV T CODE ANN . § 501.0081 (Vernon 2004); see also Ex parte Whiteside, 12 S.W.3d 819, 824 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000) (Johnson, J., concurring). Brown is not entitled to the relief sought in a mandamus proceeding in this court. Therefore, the petition is denied. See TEX . R. APP . P. 52.8(a). A motion for 1 This proceeding arises out of Cause No.04-02-00012-CRK, styled State of Texas v. Taurus Brown, filed in the 218th Judicial District Court, Karnes County, Texas. 04-08-00423-CR leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus is unnecessary in this court. See TEX . R. APP . P. 52.1. Therefore, the motion is denied as moot. PER CURIAM DO NOT PUBLISH -2-

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