Opinion
NO. 03-17-00187-CR
03-30-2017
In re Robert E. Hill, Jr.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM SMITH COUNTY
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Compare Tex. Gov't Code § 22.201(d) (listing counties in Third Court of Appeals District) with id. § 22.201(m) (listing counties in Twelfth Court of Appeals District, including Smith County). See also id. § 22.221(d) (establishing that courts of appeals have jurisdiction to issue writ of habeas corpus in civil cases); Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.05 (listing courts with authority to issue writ of habeas corpus in criminal proceedings).
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Cindy Olson Bourland, Justice Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Field and Bourland Filed: March 30, 2017