Opinion
NO. 09-15-00512-CR
01-13-2016
IN RE BASIL EMIL HAAMID
Original Proceeding
County Court at Law No. 1 of Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 14-298083
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On December 11, 2015, this Court received an original application for a writ of habeas corpus filed on behalf of Basil Emil Haamid, seeking his release from an alleged confinement in a criminal case. This Court lacks original habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal cases. Ex parte Hawkins, 885 S.W.2d 586, 588-89 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1994, orig. proceeding); see also Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.05 (West 2015); Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221(d) (West 2004) (Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus in cases in which the person's liberty is restrained because the trial court has found that the person violated an order, judgment, or decree entered in a civil case.). According to the petition, Haamid's complaint arises from a criminal prosecution. Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of habeas corpus for want of jurisdiction.
PETITION DISMISSED.
PER CURIAM Submitted on December 28, 2015
Opinion Delivered January 13, 2016
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