in Re Andre Jones ( 2020 )

Opinion issued January 23, 2020
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-19-01011-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 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.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Goodman, and Countiss.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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