IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-81,578-02

IN RE JOHN WILLIAM HUMMEL, Relator

ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF
MANDAMUS, APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS,
AND MOTION TO STAY THE EXECUTION
CAUSE NO. 1184294D IN THE 432ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
TARRANT COUNTY

Per curiam. Y EARY and S LAUGHTER, JJ., concur.
ORDER
We have before us a motion for leave to file an application for a writ of
mandamus, an application for a writ of mandamus, and a motion to stay Relator’s
execution. In June 2011, a jury convicted Relator of the offense of capital murder. Based
on the jury’s answers to the special issues submitted pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure article 37.071, the trial court sentenced Relator to death. This Court affirmed

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Relator’s conviction and sentence on direct appeal. Hummel v. State, No. AP-76,596
(Tex. Crim. App. Nov. 20, 2013) (not designated for publication). And we denied relief
on Relator’s initial post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte
Hummel, No. WR-81,578-02 (Tex. Crim. App. Feb. 10, 2016) (not designated for
publication).
Relator is set to be executed on March 18, 2020. In the application for a writ of
mandamus currently pending before this Court, Relator argues that the trial court erred in
refusing to: (1) disqualify the prosecutor’s office, and (2) withdraw the facially defective
execution warrant issued in his case. On both issues, Relator has failed to show that he is
entitled to the issuance of a writ of mandamus. Therefore, we deny leave to file the
application. We also deny Relator’s motion to stay his execution based upon that
application.
However, we have also determined that the execution should be stayed at the
present time in light of the current health crisis and the enormous resources needed to
address that emergency. Therefore, on our own motion, we stay Relator’s execution for a
period of sixty days. The stay will be automatically lifted after that time.
IT IS SO ORDERED THIS THE 16 th DAY OF MARCH, 2020.
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