Ex Parte Delfino Molina Ayala Jr. ( 2022 )

NUMBER 13-22-00266-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI — EDINBURG
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EX PARTE DELFINO MOLINA AYALA JR.
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On appeal from the 105th District Court
of KIeberg County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Longoria and Tijerina
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Tijerina
Appellant, Delfino Molina Ayala Jr., filed a post-conviction application for writ of
habeas corpus at the district court, pursuant to article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure. On May 17, 2022, the trial court issued findings of fact and conclusions of law
and denied the application for writ of habeas corpus. Appellant now seeks to appeal the
order denying habeas corpus relief.
Jurisdiction to grant post-conviction habeas corpus relief in felony cases rests
exclusively with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art.
11.07, § 5; Bd. of Pardons & Paroles ex rel. Keene v. Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Dist., 910 S.W.2d 481, 483 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995); In re McAfee, 53 S.W.3d 715, 717–
18 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we are without
jurisdiction to grant the requested relief.
Therefore, this appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Furthermore,
appellant’s pending motion requesting an extension to respond to the Court’s defect
notice, is dismissed as moot.
JAIME TIJERINA
Justice
Do not publish.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed on the
18th day of August, 2022.
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