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STATE EX REL. HOLMES v. LANFORD

No. A14-88-01048-CR.

764 S.W.2d 593 (1989)

The STATE of Texas, ex rel. John B. HOLMES, Jr., District Attorney, Harris County, Texas, Relator, v. Norman LANFORD, Judge, 339th District Court, Harris County, Texas, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

February 2, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Holmes, Jr., Calvin A. Hartmann, Houston, for relator.

R. Trent Gaither, Houston, for respondent.

Before J. CURTIS BROWN, C.J., and JUNELL and DRAUGHN, JJ.

OPINION

J. CURTIS BROWN, Chief Justice.

The state of Texas filed this original proceeding to prevent the respondent Norman Lanford, judge of the 339th District Court of Harris County, from enforcing his order that the complaining witness in a sexual abuse case submit to a psychological examination. We conditionally grant the writ of mandamus.

Real party in interest, Steven Whatley, is charged with sexually abusing his four-year old daughter. Whatley...

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