Opinion
04-23-00811-CR
09-20-2023
IN RE JOHN GILBERT CENTENO JR., RELATOR
DO NOT PUBLISH
This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2021-CR-11020, styled State v. John Gilbert Centeno, Jr., pending in the 186th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Andrew Carruthers presiding.
Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice, Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice, Beth Watkins, Justice
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
On August 25, 2023, Relator John Gilbert Centeno Jr. filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his arrest and pre-trial commitment as unlawful. This court has no original habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal law matters; our original jurisdiction to entertain applications for writ of habeas corpus extends solely to the actions of judges in civil cases. See Tex. Gov't Code § 22.221(d). Our habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters is appellate only. In re Ayers, 515 S.W.3d 356, 356 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, orig. proceeding) (per curiam); Dodson v. State, 988 S.W.2d 833, 835 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 1999, no pet.). Original jurisdiction to grant a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case is vested in the Court of Criminal Appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or a judge of those courts. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.05; see also In re Ayers, 515 S.W.3d at 356.
Accordingly, we dismiss relator's application for writ of habeas corpus for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).