Opinion
07-24-00144-CR
04-23-2024
EX PARTE CHRISTOPHER BRANTLEY
Do not publish.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
Before QUINN, C.J., and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALEX YARBROUGH JUSTICE
Christopher Brantley, proceeding pro se, seeks relief from his 2013 conviction via a writ of habeas corpus, mistakenly titled "Writ of Mandamus." He asserts the State withheld exculpatory evidence. For the reasons expressed herein, we dismiss his request for want of jurisdiction.
Brantley brought a related challenge to his 2013 conviction in In re Brantley, No. 07-13-00141-CR, 2013 Tex.App. LEXIS 6210, at *1 (Tex. App.-Amarillo May 20, 2013, orig. proceeding).
This Court's original jurisdiction to issue writs of habeas corpus is limited. See TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 22.221(d). Article 11.05 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provides that a writ of habeas corpus may be issued by the Court of Criminal Appeals, district courts, county courts, or any judge of those courts. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.05. Watson v. State, 96 S.W.3d 497, 500 (Tex. App.-Amarillo pet. ref'd). Courts of appeal are not designated as having jurisdiction to entertain or issue writs of habeas corpus. Additionally, article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure vests exclusive jurisdiction ultimately in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals after an application for relief is filed with the clerk of the court in which the conviction being challenged was obtained. Art. 11.07, § 3(b).
Consequently, Brantley's request for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.