Q: If a mandate was handed down from the apellet court in a criminal case and the district clerk did notify anyone for 1 yr
Is that legal the decedent was out on bond for a little over a year after the mandate was issued also tdcj was never notified of her release on appeal bond and sent her discharge papers now they put a warrant out is there a post conviction motion or a proceduralproblem
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Your question is a bit unclear. The mandate of an appellate court is issued by the clerk of that appellate court to the lower court.
The district clerk is a clerk of the district courts. If the mandate was issued to a district court, the district clerk would be the one receiving the mandate, not the one notifying anyone.
Because all appellate courts in Texas have been using electronic records for a few decades now, anyone interested in any appeal can register to receive electronic notice anytime anything is recorded in an appellate case including the mandate. Attorneys of record in an appeal automatically receive electronic notice of the issuance of mandate as soon as it is recorded by the clerk of the court of appeals. Appellate court files are also available for free online to any member of the public.
A decedent is a dead person. Dead people aren’t released on bond.
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Your question requires more information to answer.
The defendant MUST get Notice of every decision and order of the court.
I hope this helps.
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