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405 S.W.2d 206

Trantham v. Slaughter

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 17, 1966

Court of Appeals of Texas · decided 1966-06-17

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently May 1975

1 state decisions

Relies on Wheeler v. Oxford · First Nat. Bank of Rule v. Chapman · Houston Fire & Casualty Ins. Co. v. Gerhardt

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Decided 1966-06-17

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WALTER, Justice.

¶1 Carroll Trantham was charged by complaint in a Justice of the Peace Court in Howard County with a felony. After hearing evidence at the examining trial, the Justice came to the conclusion that there was sufficient evidence to bind the defendant over to await the action of the Grand Jury. Trantham had subpoenaed some witnesses and the Justice refused to permit him to interrogate them at the examining trial. Trantham filed an application for a writ of mandamus to require the Justice to permit him to interrogate the witnesses at the examining trial and to exercise judgment and discretion in determining whether to bind the defendant over to await the action of the Grand Jury. The court refused to issue the writ and Trant-ham has appealed.

¶2He contends the court erred in denying his application for mandamus because the Justice abused his discretion in denying him the right to call witnesses and in refusing to exercise discretion in ruling on the evidence.

¶3In Wheeler v. Oxford, 321 S.W.2d 188, (1959, Tex.Civ.App., no writ history), this court said:

“A. writ of mandamus will not lie to control judicial or discretionary actions. First National Bank of Rule v. Chapman, Tex.Civ.App., 255 S.W. 807; Houston *207Fire & Casualty Ins. Co. v. Gerhardt, Tex.Civ.App., 281 S.W.2d 176.”

¶4The writ of mandamus will not issue because the matters complained about involved judicial and discretionary actions.

¶5The judgment is affirmed.

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