Michael Hosea v. State

Opinion issued June 21, 2012. In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas NO. 01-11-01050-CR ____________ MICHAEL HOSEA, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 232nd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 9415203 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Michael Hosea, attempts a second appeal of his March 31, 1995 conviction for murder. This Court previously affirmed the judgment of the trial court. See Hosea v. State, No. 01–95–00358–CR, 1997 WL 709453 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 6, 1997), pet. ref ‘d.). This court lacks jurisdiction to consider a second appeal from appellant’s final conviction. The exclusive post-conviction remedy in final felony convictions in Texas courts is through a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 11.07. TEX.CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07, § 5 (Vernon Supp. 2010) (providing that “[a]fter conviction, the procedure outlined in this Act shall be exclusive and any other proceeding shall be void and of no force and effect in discharging the prisoner”); Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S. W.2d 241 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). Accordingly, because we lack jurisdiction over the appeal, we grant the State’s motion to dismiss. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d), 42.3(a), 43.2(f). We dismiss all pending motions as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Jennings and Keyes. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). 2