Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Dismissed and Opinion filed November 9, 2006.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-06-00961-CV
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IN RE EUGENE JELKS, JR., Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N
On October 24, 2006, relator, Eugene Jelks, Jr., filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking a reduction of bail and/or a release from jail. See Tex. Gov=t Code Ann. ' 22.221(d) (Vernon Supp. 2000); Tex. R. App. P. 52. Relator has sought relief in this court for his allegedly excessive bail because he claims that the trial court refuses to rule on applications for writ of habeas corpus that he filed there.
We do not have jurisdiction to consider an original application for a writ of habeas corpus, so we accordingly dismiss relator=s petition for lack of jurisdiction. Ex parte Enriquez, 2 S.W.3d 362, 363 (Tex. App.CWaco 1999, no pet.). However, a writ of mandamus can be used to require a trial court to rule within a reasonable time on a properly filed, pending application for a writ of habeas corpus. See In re Shaw, 175 S.W.3d 901, 904B05 (Tex. App.CTexarkana 2005, orig. proceeding).
Relator=s petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Petition Dismissed and Opinion filed November 9, 2006.
Panel consists of Justices Fowler, Edelman, and Frost.