in Re Carl Craig

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-22-00543-CV
In re Carl Craig
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM COMAL COUNTY
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator Carl Craig seeks an original writ of habeas corpus challenging his pre-trial
confinement 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 Hall, No. 03-17-00778-CV,
2017 WL 5985541, at *1 (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 30, 2017, orig. proceeding). Original
jurisdiction to grant a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case is vested in the Court of Criminal
Appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or a judge of those courts. Tex. Code Crim. Proc.
art. 11.05.
Accordingly, we dismiss Craig’s application for writ of habeas corpus for want of
jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).
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Edward Smith, Justice
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Smith
Filed: September 8, 2022
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