In Re John Gilbert Centeno Jr. v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-23-00811-CR
IN RE JOHN GILBERT CENTENO JR., RELATOR
Original Proceeding 1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Beth Watkins, Justice
Delivered and Filed: September 20, 2023
DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION
On August 25, 2023, Relator John Gilbert Centeno Jr. filed a petition for writ of habeas
corpus challenging his arrest and pre-trial commitment as unlawful. This court has no original
habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal law matters; our original jurisdiction to entertain
applications for writ of habeas corpus extends solely to the actions of judges in civil cases. See
TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221(d). Our habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters is appellate
only. In re Ayers, 515 S.W.3d 356, 356 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, orig. proceeding)
(per curiam); Dodson v. State, 988 S.W.2d 833, 835 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1999, no pet.).
Original jurisdiction to grant a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case is vested in the Court of
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This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2021-CR-11020, styled State v. John Gilbert Centeno, Jr., pending in the
186th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Andrew Carruthers presiding.
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Criminal Appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or a judge of those courts. TEX. CODE
CRIM. PROC. art. 11.05; see also In re Ayers, 515 S.W.3d at 356.
Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s application for writ of habeas corpus for want of
jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).
PER CURIAM
DO NOT PUBLISH
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