Opinion
No. 04-17-00754-CR
11-22-2017
EX PARTE Andrew BRIGHAM
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Original Habeas Proceeding PER CURIAM Sitting: Marialyn Barnard, Justice Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Irene Rios, Justice PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
This proceeding arises out of Cause Nos. 2016CR11697, 2016CR11698, 2016CR7125B, and 2016CR10420, styled The State of Texas v. Andrew Brigham, pending in the 131st Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Norma Gonzales presiding.
On November 16, 2017, relator filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking relief from his confinement for pending criminal charges. This court has no original habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters. In re Ayers, 515 S.W.3d 356, 356 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, original proceeding); Dodson v. State, 988 S.W.2d 833, 835 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1999, no pet.). Original jurisdiction to issue writs of habeas corpus in criminal matters is vested in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, district courts, and county courts. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.05 (West 2015). Therefore, relator's petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM DO NOT PUBLISH