The opinion
Opinion issued April 7, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-15-00242-CR
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IN RE PAUL STURGEON, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Paul Sturgeon, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, seeking an
order directing respondent to make appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of
law concerning a pending habeas corpus application.1
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Relator’s petition identifies the underlying case as Cause No. 1280723-A, in the
248th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Katherine Cabiness
presiding.
Because relator asserts that he has filed an article 11.07 application for writ
of habeas corpus in the trial court, his mandamus petition relates to a pending
post-conviction habeas corpus application involving a final felony conviction. This
Court does not have jurisdiction to grant relator’s requested relief. Only the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction in final post-conviction habeas corpus
proceedings. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07 (West Supp. 2014);
Padieu v. Court of Appeals of Tex., Fifth Dist., 392 S.W.3d 115, 117 (Tex. Crim.
App. 2013). Accordingly, any complaints about inaction on matters relating to
relator’s post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus must be brought in
the Court of Criminal Appeals. See In re Briscoe, 230 S.W.3d 196, 196–97 (Tex.
App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006, orig. proceeding) (“Article 11.07 contains no
role for the courts of appeals.”); In re McAfee, 53 S.W.3d 715, 717 (Tex. App.—
Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceeding) (noting that “only the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction in final post-conviction felony proceedings”).
We have no authority to issue writs of mandamus in criminal law matters relating
to final post-conviction felony proceedings. See In re Briscoe, 230 S.W.3d at 196.
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Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus for lack of
jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Brown and Lloyd.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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