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Ex parte Reyes

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
Mar 31, 2021
No. 04-21-00102-CR (Tex. App. Mar. 31, 2021)

Opinion

No. 04-21-00102-CR

03-31-2021

EX PARTE Hector REYES


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Original Proceeding PER CURIAM Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Beth Watkins, Justice Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice DISMISSED

This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2019CR3789, styled State of Texas v. Hector Reyes, pending in the 186th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Jefferson Moore presiding. --------

Relator has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus relating to a criminal prosecution. "Our original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus is limited to cases in which a person's liberty is restrained because the person has violated an order, judgment, or decree entered in a civil case." In re Garrett, No. 04-20-00557-CR, 2020 WL 7753983, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Dec. 30, 2020, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication). "We do not have original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus in criminal matters." Id. "The only courts authorized to issue writs of habeas corpus in criminal matters are the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, district courts, and county courts." Id. Here, relator does not complain of an order, judgment, or decree entered in a civil case. We therefore dismiss relator's petition for want of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM Do Not Publish


Summaries of

Ex parte Reyes

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
Mar 31, 2021
No. 04-21-00102-CR (Tex. App. Mar. 31, 2021)
Case details for

Ex parte Reyes

Case Details

Full title:EX PARTE Hector REYES

Court:Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas

Date published: Mar 31, 2021

Citations

No. 04-21-00102-CR (Tex. App. Mar. 31, 2021)