in Re Robert Mitchell Alexander

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed September 2, 2010.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-10-00781-CR

In Re Robert Mitchell Alexander, Relator

  ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

  WRIT OF MANDAMUS

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On Tuesday, August 17, 2010, relator, Robert Mitchell Alexander, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court.  See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.  In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the presiding judge of the 176th District Court of Harris County to vacate relator’s felony conviction.

Relator’s conviction for capital murder was affirmed in 1999.  See Alexander v. State, 01-98-00506-CR; 1999WL 977815 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] October 28, 1999, pet. ref’d).  In his petition, relator seeks post-conviction habeas relief.  Although courts of appeals have jurisdiction in criminal matters, only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction over matters related to final post-conviction felony proceedings.  Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (orig. proceeding).  Because we do not have jurisdiction over the requested relief, the petition for writ of mandamus is ordered dismissed.

                                                                                    PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Anderson, Frost, and Brown.

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