Dismissed and Opinion Filed October 23, 2014
Court of Appeals
S In The
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-14-01320-CV
No. 05-14-01321-CV
No. 05-14-01322-CV
IN RE KEPHREN THOMAS, Relator
Original Proceeding from the Criminal District Court No. 2
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F1450677, F1450678, F1450679
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice FitzGerald, and Justice Francis
Opinion by Justice FitzGerald
Relator filed this petition for pre-trial writ of habeas corpus contending that excessive
bail has been set in his case, that his bail should be reduced or he should be released on personal
recognizance bond because the state is not yet ready for trial, and that he is a victim of selective
enforcement of the law and selective prosecution. The intermediate courts of appeals have no
original jurisdiction over petitions for habeas corpus relief in connection with criminal
proceedings.1 Only the court of criminal appeals, and the district and county court have original
jurisdiction over petitions for writs of habeas corpus in criminal proceedings.2
1
TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 22.221(d) (West 2005) (limiting habeas corpus jurisdiction of intermediate courts of appeals to civil matters).
2
TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.05 (West 2004) (granting original jurisdiction in cases seeking writs of habeas corpus in criminal
cases to the court of criminal appeals, districts courts, and county courts).
Because we lack jurisdiction, we DISMISS the petition.
/Kerry P. FitzGerald/
141320F.P05 KERRY P. FITZGERALD
JUSTICE
–2–