Opinion
NO. 09-18-00220-CR
07-25-2018
IN RE MELTON EUGENE KUHN
Original Proceeding 9th District Court of Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 08-07-06923-CR
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator Melton Eugene Kuhn filed a petition for writ of mandamus, in which he asked this Court to compel the trial judge to rule upon his post-conviction application for forensic DNA testing. The State's response to Kuhn's petition includes an appendix containing the trial court's appealable order, dated July 12, 2018, denying Kuhn's motion. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 64.05 (West 2018); see also In re Johnston, 79 S.W.3d 195, 197 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2002, orig. proceeding) (stating that time to appeal commences when the trial court signs an order denying motion seeking DNA testing). We conclude that because the trial court has now ruled upon Kuhn's post-conviction application for DNA testing, this original proceeding is moot. Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus as moot.
PETITION DISMISSED.
PER CURIAM Submitted on July 16, 2018
Opinion Delivered July 25, 2018
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