In Re Deon Washington v. the State of Texas

Opinion issued May 14, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals
For The

First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00463-CR
NO. 01-26-00464-CR
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IN RE DEON WASHINGTON, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On May 3, 2026, attorney De’La E. Seoul Spears filed a petition for writ of

mandamus purportedly on behalf of Deon Washington, challenging the trial court’s

March 20, 2026 order disqualifying Spears as Washington’s appointed counsel.1 We

deny the petition. Any pending motions or additional requests for relief in the

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The underlying case is The State of Texas v. Deon Washington, cause numbers
2566319 and 2565719, pending in the County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 of
Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Linda Garcia presiding.
petition, including the request to stay the underlying proceedings pending resolution

of the petition, are denied.

PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Gunn, Caughey, and Morgan.

Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

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