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Ex parte Gaither

Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo
Nov 30, 2021
No. 07-21-00282-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 30, 2021)

Opinion

07-21-00282-CR

11-30-2021

EX PARTE JERMAIN GAITHER


Do not publish.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ON APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

Before QUINN, CJ., and PIRTLE and PARKER, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Per Curiam

Appearing pro se, Jermain Gaither, filed a "Motion to Reformation of the Judgment," wherein he requests this Court "delete the affirmative deadly weapon finding" in his judgment of conviction. We have construed the document as an application for writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case challenging his final felony conviction.

We previously affirmed Gaither's conviction for aggravated robbery in Gaither v. State, No. 07-15-00204-CR, 2015 Tex.App. LEXIS 12402 (Tex. App.-Amarillo Dec. 7, 2015, pet. ref'd) (mem. op., not designated for publication).

As an intermediate appellate court, this Court has no original habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal law matters. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221(d) (limiting original habeas jurisdiction of intermediate appellate courts to civil matters); Ex parte Hawkins, 885 S.W.2d 586, 588 (Tex. App.-El Paso 1994, orig. proceeding) (per curiam). That jurisdiction instead rests with the Court of Criminal Appeals, the district courts, and the county courts. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.05; Ex parte Hawkins, 885 S.W.2d at 588. Only the Court of Criminal Appeals has authority to grant post-conviction habeas relief in final felony cases. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07; Ex parte Alexander, 685 S.W.2d 57, 60 (Tex. Crim. App. 1985). For these reasons, we dismiss Gaither's application for writ of habeas corpus for want of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Ex parte Gaither

Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo
Nov 30, 2021
No. 07-21-00282-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 30, 2021)
Case details for

Ex parte Gaither

Case Details

Full title:EX PARTE JERMAIN GAITHER

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo

Date published: Nov 30, 2021

Citations

No. 07-21-00282-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 30, 2021)