In Re Sean Aaron Smith v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Date FiledNovember 10, 2026
Docket04-26-00851-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-26-00851-CR
IN RE Sean Aaron SMITH, Relator
Original Proceeding 1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice
Lori Massey Brissette, Justice
Adrian A. Spears II, Justice
Delivered and Filed: November 10, 2026
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
On October 30, 2026, Relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus identifying Bexar
County District Clerk Gloria Martinez as the respondent. Relator has failed to cite to nor has our
research identified any statute which gives this court original jurisdiction over the identified
respondent. TEX. CONST. art. V, § 6; TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221 (intermediate appellate
courts “may issue all writs of mandamus . . . against a judge of a district, statutory county, statutory
probate county, or county court in the court of appeals district”); see In re McVea, No. 04-26-
00190-CR, 2026 WL 817898 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Mar. 25, 2026, orig. proceeding).
Accordingly, this petition is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
DO NOT PUBLISH
1
This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2021-CR-3423, styled State of Texas v. Sean Aaron Smith, pending in the
187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Stephanie R. Boyd presiding.