In Re William Solomon Lewis v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed
May 23, 2023.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-23-00255-CR
IN RE WILLIAM SOLOMON LEWIS, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
185th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1652421
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On April 13, 2023, relator William Solomon Lewis filed a petition for writ of
mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App.
P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Andrea Beall,
presiding judge of the 185th District Court of Harris County, to (1) issue the writ of
habeas corpus; (2) bring relator before the court; and (3) hold an evidentiary hearing
on his application for writ of habeas corpus.
Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provides the exclusive
means to challenge a final felony conviction. Board of Pardons and Paroles ex. rel.
Keene v. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Dist., 910 S.W.2d 481, 483 (Tex. Crim.
App. 1995) (orig. proceeding). Courts of appeals have no jurisdiction over post-
conviction writs of habeas corpus in felony cases. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.07;
Keene, 910 S.W.2d at 483. Instead, jurisdiction to grant post-conviction habeas
corpus relief on a final felony conviction rests exclusively with the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals. Padieu v. Court of Appeals of Tex., Fifth Dist., 392 S.W.3d 115,
117 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013) (orig. proceeding). To complain about any action, or
inaction, of the convicting court, the applicant may seek mandamus relief from the
Court of Criminal Appeals. In re Briscoe, 230 S.W.3d 196, 196‒97 (Tex. App.—
Houston [14th Dist.] 2006, orig. proceeding). We do not have jurisdiction over
relator’s requests.
Accordingly, we dismiss relator's petition for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Wise and Hassan.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
2