in Re Andre Jones ( 2020 )

Opinion issued April 14, 2020
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-20-00101-CR
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IN RE ANDRE JONES, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Andre Jones, acting pro se, has filed a document with this Court
entitled as an “Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.”1 In criminal matters, this
Court’s habeas corpus jurisdiction is appellate only, and we do not have original
habeas corpus jurisdiction. See Ex parte Denby, 627 S.W.2d 435, 435 (Tex. App.—
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The underlying case is State of Texas v. Andre Jones, cause number 917355 in the
182nd District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Jeannine Barr
presiding.
Houston [1st Dist.] 1981, orig. proceeding); see also Chavez v. State, 132 S.W.3d
509, 510 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, no pet.) (citing TEX. GOV’T CODE §
22.221) (“A court of appeals does not have original habeas corpus jurisdiction in
felony cases.”). We thus lack jurisdiction over this attempt to seek habeas relief
directly from this Court. See Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243
(Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
Accordingly, we dismiss the habeas corpus petition for want of jurisdiction.
See In re Jones, No. 01-19-01011-CR, 2020 WL 370557, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston
[1st Dist.] Jan. 23, 2020, orig. proceeding) (mem. op., not designated for publication)
(dismissing identical habeas corpus petition filed by relator arising from same
underlying case).
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Kelly and Goodman.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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