in Re: William Thomas Nicholas, Jr.

DISMISS; and Opinion Filed December 11, 2017. S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-17-01373-CV IN RE WILLIAM THOMAS NICHOLAS, JR., Relator Original Proceeding from the Criminal District Court No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F96-51486-VI MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Lang-Miers, Myers, and Boatright Opinion by Justice Boatright In this original proceeding, relator seeks a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to vacate the judgment on relator’s 1998 final felony conviction. Only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction in final, post-conviction felony proceedings. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07(3) (West 2015). Accordingly, we dismiss this proceeding for want of jurisdiction. /Jason Boatright/ JASON BOATRIGHT JUSTICE 171373F.P05