Ex Parte: Darrick Marciano Kizzee ( 2002 )

NO. 07-02-0148-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL A
APRIL 10, 2002
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EX PARTE DARRICK MARCIANO KIZZEE, RELATOR
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Before BOYD, C.J., and REAVIS and JOHNSON, JJ.
By this original proceeding, relator Darrick Marciano Kizzee, proceeding pro se and
in forma pauperis, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. We dismiss the petition
for want of jurisdiction.
This Court is obligated to determine, sua sponte, its jurisdiction in each case.
Welch v. McDougal, 876 S.W.2d 218, 220 (Tex.App.--Amarillo 1994, writ denied). That
jurisdiction is established by various constitutional and statutory provisions. See, e.g.,
Tex. Const. art. 5, § 6; Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.220 (Vernon 1988); Ex Parte Lewis, 663
S.W.2d 153, 154 (Tex.App.--Amarillo 1983, no pet.).
Article 11.05 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Annotated (Vernon 1977)
lists the courts which are authorized to issue a writ of habeas corpus. Absent from that list
are the courts of appeals. Greenville v. State, 798 S.W.2d 361, 362 (Tex.App.--Beaumont
1990, no pet.). This Court's habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters is appellate
only. Denby v. State, 627 S.W.2d 435 (Tex.App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1981, original
proceeding), cert. denied, 462 U.S. 1110, 103 S. Ct. 2461, 77 L. Ed. 2d 1338 (1983).
Moreover, relator's petition is directed to the 181st District Court of Potter County, Texas.
Accordingly, the petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed for want of
jurisdiction.
Don H. Reavis
Justice
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