Ex Parte: Albert Nicholas Brann ( 2002 )


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  •                                           NO. 07-02-0522-CR
    IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
    AT AMARILLO
    PANEL E
    DECEMBER 23, 2002
    ______________________________
    EX PARTE ALBERT NICHOLAS BRANN
    _________________________________
    Before QUINN and REAVIS, JJ. and BOYD, S.J.*
    Joseph Dale Robertson filed an “Application For The Most Extraordinary Writ of
    Habeas Corpus” on behalf of Albert Nicholas Brann seeking to secure Brann’s release
    from confinement resulting from his conviction for burglary of a habitation. 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.,
    *
    John T. Boyd, Chief Justice (Ret.), Seventh Court of Appeals, sitting by assignment.
    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).
    Accordingly, the petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed for want of
    jurisdiction.
    Don H. Reavis
    Justice
    Do not publish.
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 07-02-00522-CR

Filed Date: 12/23/2002

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 9/7/2015