Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed November 4, 2008.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-08-00966-CR
NO. 14-08-00967-CR
IN RE RONALD DWAYNE WHITFIELD, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N
On October 16, 2008, relator, Ronald Dwayne Whitfield, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov=t Code Ann '22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.1. In his petition, relator complains that no judgments were rendered or entered on his underlying convictions for burglary of a vehicle and theft in the 337th District Court of Harris County and he, therefore, is being confined illegally. Relator requests that he be released from his allegedly illegal confinement.
Relator seeks post-conviction habeas relief. Although courts of appeals have jurisdiction in criminal matters, only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction over matters related to final post-conviction felony proceedings. Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (orig. proceeding). This includes assertions of void convictions. See In re Walid, No. 08-04-00345-CR, 2004 WL 3017293, at *1 (Tex. App.CEl Paso Dec. 16, 2004, orig. proceeding) (not designated for publication) (holding court of appeals did not have authority to compel trial court to set aside judgment of conviction, which relator asserted was void). Because we do not have jurisdiction over the requested relief, the petition for writ of mandamus is ordered dismissed.
PER CURIAM
Petition Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed November 4, 2008.
Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Guzman and Brown.
Do Not Publish C Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).