Opinion
NO. 14-12-00411-CR
05-24-2012
IN RE MICHEAL W. BARNES, Relator
Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed May 24, 2012.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
183rd District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1072414
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On May 2, 2012, relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. Relator claims his conviction should be set aside as void.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 11.07 governs the procedure for obtaining post-conviction relief from a final felony conviction. See Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07 (West Supp.2010). Article 11.07 provides no role for the courts of appeals in this process. See id. Only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction over matters related to post-conviction relief from a final felony conviction. See Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S. W.2d 241, 243 (Tex.1991); Board of Pardons & Paroles ex rel. Keene v. Court of Appeals for Eighth Dist., 910 S.W.2d 481, 483 (Tex.Crim.App.1995) (holding that article 11.07 provides the exclusive means to challenge a final felony conviction). Accordingly, relator's petition is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Boyce, Christopher, and Jamison. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).