Opinion issued December 10, 2013
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-13-00925-CR
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IN RE JOVELL DENNIS, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Jovell Dennis, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, seeking to
compel the trial court clerk to return his article 11.07 application for writ of habeas
corpus to him pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 73.2.*
We have no authority to issue writs of mandamus in criminal law matters
pertaining to proceedings under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 11.07.
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The underlying case is In re Jovell Dennis, No. 1214309-A, in the 248th District
Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Katherine Cabaniss presiding.
See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07 (West Supp. 2013); In re Briscoe, 230
S.W.3d 196, 196–97 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, orig. proceeding); In
re McAfee, 53 S.W.3d 715, 717 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig.
proceeding); see also TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(a), (b) (West 2004); In re
Coronado, 980 S.W.2d 691, 692 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998, orig.
proceeding).
Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus for want of
jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Higley, and Massengale.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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