the motion and ordered the case “abated in its entirety until the criminal case is resolved.” Gore seeks relief from this last order, requesting this court to order Judge Berchelmann to “lift his abatement,” allow Gore to conduct depositions, and order the State to “properly answer discovery” propounded by Gore. Prerequisites for Mandamus Relief A writ of mandamus will issue only to correct a clear abuse of discretion for which the relator lacks an adequate remedy by appeal. See Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 883, 839-40 (Tex.1992). A “trial court abuses its discretion when it acts in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner or, stated differently, when it acts without reference to guiding rules and principles.” In re Colonial Pipeline Co., 968 S.W.2d .-Corpus Christi 1990, orig. proceeding) (<HOLDING>). “The pendency of a criminal investigation,
holding that refusal to proceed to trial by arbitrarily abating case violates article i section 13 of the texas constitution holding that texas legislature has no police power to violate article i section 16 of the texas constitution because section 29 emphatically and unambiguously excepts this power from the powers of the government of the state of texas holding that when a person entrusts effects to another and the police discover those effects in the others home by means of a search that violates article i section 9 the search also violates the entrustors rights under article i section 9 holding that ninetyday statute of limitations on habeas actions is unreasonable limitation that violates article i section 11 of utah constitution holding that the death penalty does not violate the prohibition against cruel punishments set forth in article 1 section 13 of the pennsylvania constitution