Ex Parte Juan Roberto Rodriguez ( 2020 )

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-20-00078-CR
EX PARTE Juan Roberto RODRIGUEZ,
Appellant
From the 227th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 1990CR1294-W9
Honorable Kevin M. O’Connell, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Delivered and Filed: April 1, 2020
DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION
On July 23, 1990, appellant was convicted of the felony offense of arson and sentenced to
twenty-five years’ imprisonment. By the instant appeal, Appellant, proceeding pro se, seeks to
appeal from the trial court’s order recommending dismissal of his ninth state post-conviction
application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article
11.07. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07, § 3(a). Because we do not have subject matter
jurisdiction, we dismiss this appeal.
Under the exclusive procedure outlined in article 11.07, only the convicting trial court and
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals have jurisdiction to review the merits of a post-conviction
habeas petition; there is no role for the intermediate courts of appeals in the statutory scheme. Id.
art. 11.07, § 5 (“After conviction the procedure outlined in this Act shall be exclusive and any
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other proceeding shall be void and of no force and effect in discharging the prisoner.”). Only the
court of criminal appeals has jurisdiction to grant post-conviction release from confinement for
persons with a felony conviction. Id. art. 11.07, § 3; Hoang v. State, 872 S.W.2d 694, 697 (Tex.
Crim. App. 1993); In re Stone, 26 S.W.3d 568, 569 (Tex. App.—Waco 2000, orig. proceeding)
(mem. op.) (per curiam). The intermediate courts of appeals have no jurisdiction over post-
conviction writs of habeas corpus in felony cases. Bd. of Pardons & Paroles ex rel. Keene v. Court
of Appeals for the Eighth District, 910 S.W.2d 481, 483 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995) (orig. proceeding)
(per curiam); see In re Coronado, 980 S.W.2d 691, 692 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998, orig.
proceeding) (per curiam); Ex parte Ngo, No. 02-16-00425-CR, 2016 WL 7405836, at *1 (Tex.
App.—Fort Worth Dec. 22, 2016, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (dismissing
appeal for lack of jurisdiction).
On February 21, 2020, this court ordered appellant to show cause in writing why this appeal
should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Appellant did not respond. Accordingly, we
dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
DO NOT PUBLISH
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