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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-01-00403-CR
Ex parte Shernon Madison Coleman
FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF BELL COUNTY NO. 2C94-1476, HONORABLE JOHN BARINA, JR., JUDGE PRESIDING
In 1994, Shernon Madison Coleman was convicted in the court below of unlawfully carrying a weapon and sentenced to incarceration for thirty days. (1) In 2001, he filed a "motion for post conviction relief" that was, in effect, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the legality of the conviction. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. arts. 11.05, .09 (West 1977). (2) Two days later, the court issued an order denying the motion. This appeal followed. See Ex parte Jordan, 659 S.W.2d 827, 828 (Tex. Crim. App. 1983).
The record before us reflects that the court below refused to issue the writ of habeas corpus without considering or ruling on the merits of the petition. No appeal lies in such a case. Ex parte Gonzales, 12 S.W.3d 913, 914 (Tex. App.--Austin 2000, pet. ref'd).
The appeal is dismissed.
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Marilyn Aboussie, Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Aboussie, Justices B. A. Smith and Puryear
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: November 8, 2001
Do Not Publish
1. Coleman, who is presently a federal inmate, alleges that he continues to be restrained by the challenged conviction because it was used to enhance his present sentence. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.22 (West 1977).
2. Coleman urges that his guilty plea was not voluntary because he did not knowingly waive his privilege against self-incrimination or his rights to counsel, trial by jury, and confrontation. The record, however, contains written admonishments and waivers.
Document Info
Docket Number: 03-01-00403-CR
Filed Date: 11/8/2001
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 9/6/2015