Drummer, Cornell v. State

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas September 19, 2016 No. 04-92-00406-CR Drummer, CORNELL, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 144th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 91-CR-1948-A Honorable Peter Michael Curry, Judge Presiding ORDER This court’s opinion issued in this appeal on May 26, 1993, and this court’s mandate issued on January 13, 1994. Appellant has filed a series of letters requesting information regarding the record in the appeal for purposes of filing a post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus. This court has no jurisdiction over post-conviction writs of habeas corpus in felony cases. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07; In re Coronado, 980 S.W.2d 691, 692 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998, orig. proceeding). Post-conviction writs of habeas corpus are to be filed in the trial court in which the conviction was obtained, and made returnable to the Court of Criminal Appeals. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07. In order to obtain a free copy of the record, appellant would need to file a motion in the trial court in which the conviction was obtained and demonstrate that his claim is not frivolous and that the record is needed to decide the issues presented. See United States v. MacCollom, 426 U.S. 317, 326 (1976); Escobar v. State, 880 S.W.2d 782, 783 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993, no pet.). Accordingly, this court has no jurisdiction to consider any requests from appellant for information. Instead, all such requests should be directed to either the trial court in which appellant’s conviction was obtained or the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. _________________________________ Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 19th day of September, 2016. ___________________________________ Keith E. Hottle Clerk of Court