Opinion
No. 01-06-00408-CR
Opinion issued June 29, 2006.
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.
Panel consists of Justices KEYES, ALCALA and BLAND.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Applicant, Eric Glen Chachere, filed a pro se application for writ of habeas corpus in this Court. He requests that we issue a writ ordering the judge of the 183rd District Court in cause number 1010521 to reduce his bond to $5,000. The courts of appeals have no original habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters. Dodson v. State, 988 S.W.2d 833, 835 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 1999, no pet.); Ex parte Denby, 627 S.W.2d 435, 435 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st] 1981, orig. proceeding); Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221(d) (Vernon 2005). Therefore, we are without jurisdiction to grant habeas corpus relief.
Even if we were to treat the application as a petition for writ of mandamus, we would still have to deny relief because we do not have a record showing that applicant made any request of the trial court to perform a nondiscretionary act that the trial court refused. See Barnes v. State, 832 S.W.2d 424, 426 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st] 1992, orig. proceeding).
Accordingly, we dismiss for want of jurisdiction.