Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed
November 14, 2019.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-19-00879-CR
IN RE RUBEN AROLDO CORADO, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
339th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1642719
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On November 4, 2019, relator Ruben Aroldo Corado filed a petition for writ
of habeas corpus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R.
App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to dismiss the indictment against
him.
A court of appeals does not have original jurisdiction over habeas corpus
proceedings in criminal matters. Chavez v. State, 132 S.W.3d 509, 510 (Tex. App.—
Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, no pet.) (citing Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221); see also
Ex parte Hearon, 3 S.W.3d 650, 650 (Tex. App.—Waco 1999, orig. proceeding)
(holding that court of appeals did not have jurisdiction to grant habeas relief in
pending criminal matter). The Texas Code of Criminal Procedure vests power over
original habeas corpus proceedings in criminal cases in the Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or a judge of those courts. Tex. Code
Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.05. Therefore, we have no jurisdiction to consider relator’s
request for relief.
Accordingly, we order relator’s petition dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Wise, Jewell, and Poissant.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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