in Re: Joseph Dingler ( 2022 )

DISMISSED and Opinion Filed June 27, 2022
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-22-00594-CV
No. 05-22-00595-CV
No. 05-22-00596-CV
No. 05-22-00597-CV
IN RE JOSEPH DINGLER, Relator
Original Proceedings from the County Court at Law No. 2
Rockwall County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. CR19-1769, CR19-1770, CR19-1771 & CR19-1772
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Molberg, Pedersen, III, and Garcia
Opinion by Justice Garcia
Joseph Dingler has filed an original petition for writ of habeas corpus
contending he is being illegally detained on pending misdemeanor charges in
Rockwall County.1
This Court does not have original jurisdiction to consider petitions seeking
habeas relief generated in connection with criminal proceedings. See TEX. CODE
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In the body of his petition, relator also asks for original habeas relief for a hold Travis County placed
on him for a misdemeanor charge in Travis County. Because Travis County lies outside our district, we are
without jurisdiction and take no action on relator’s request for relief on the Travis County misdemeanor
case. See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.201(f); see also TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.09 (requiring article 11.09
habeas application be brought before county judge in county in which misdemeanor is charged).
CRIM. PROC. art. 11.05; TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221(d); In re Spriggs, 528 S.W.3d
234, 236 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2017, orig. proceeding); In re Ayers, 515 S.W.3d
356, 356–57 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, orig. proceeding) (per curiam);
see also In re Thomas, 05-14-01320-CV, 2014 WL 6546580, at *1 (Tex. App.—
Dallas Oct. 23, 2014, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.).
We dismiss for want of jurisdiction relator’s original petition for writ of
habeas corpus.
/Dennise Garcia/
DENNISE GARCIA
JUSTICE
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