In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-16-00399-CR
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IN RE PAUL R. DESILETS
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Original Proceeding
359th District Court of Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 08-12-11262-CR (2)
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Paul R. Desilets petitioned for a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court
to rule on motions that Desilets filed in 2014 in connection with a post-conviction
habeas corpus proceeding. See generally Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07
(West 2015). The appendix to Desilets’s mandamus petition includes documents
that show that the Court of Criminal Appeals denied habeas relief on June 8, 2016.
The mandamus petition relates directly and exclusively to motions filed in
connection with a post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus. The
Court of Criminal Appeals possesses exclusive authority to grant relief in a post-
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conviction habeas corpus proceeding where there is a final felony conviction.
Padieu v. Court of Appeals of Tex., Fifth Dist., 392 S.W.3d 115, 117 (Tex. Crim.
App. 2013) (orig. proceeding); In re McAfee, 53 S.W.3d 715, 717 (Tex. App.—
Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we deny the petition for
writ of mandamus.
PETITION DENIED.
PER CURIAM
Submitted on November 1, 2016
Opinion Delivered November 2, 2016
Do Not Publish
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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