Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
State of Texas, ex Rel., Danny E. Hill v. Honorable Patrick A. Pirtle, Judge…
September 14, 1994887 S.W.2d 921
Summary
The Court held that the trial judge lacked authority to prohibit two assistant attorneys general from serving as assistant district attorneys and therefore granted relator a writ of mandamus to vacate the lower court's order, conditional on the trial judge's compliance. The decision was contested by multiple dissenting and concurring opinions that debated the proper mandamus standard and the separation‑of‑powers implications.