in Re: Wendall Ward

Dismissed w.o.j. and Opinion Filed January 19, 2018
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-00047-CV
No. 05-18-00048-CV
No. 05-18-00049-CV
IN RE WENDALL WARD, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 195th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. F04-71691, F04-71690, and F03-73972
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Francis, Evans, and Schenck
Opinion by Justice Evans
In this original proceeding, relator seeks a writ ordering the trial court to vacate his 2009
felony convictions. This proceeding is a collateral attack on a final conviction and, therefore,
falls within the scope of a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus under article 11.07 of the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07 (West 2015). Only
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction in final, post-conviction felony
proceedings. Id; Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991)
(orig. proceeding); In re McAfee, 53 S.W.3d 715, 717 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001,
orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we dismiss this proceeding for want of jurisdiction.
/David Evans/
180047F.P05 DAVID EVANS
JUSTICE