Opinion
No. 05-08-00151-CV
Opinion issued February 14, 2008.
Original Proceeding from the 363rd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. F89-A0880-QPW and F89-84320-HPW.
Before Justices MORRIS, RICHTER, and MAZZANT.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator is seeking post-conviction mandamus relief from his "illegal and void" conviction for murder. On direct appeal, we affirmed the trial court's judgment in this felony case. See Hayden v. State, No. 05-90-00708-CR (Tex.App.-Dallas Feb. 20, 1991, pet ref'd) (not designated for publication). Relator claims that he is seeking mandamus relief because the Court of Criminal Appeals denied his initial application for writ of habeas corpus on February 4, 1998 and dismissed his second application for writ of habeas corpus on August 15, 2007.
Only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction in final post-conviction felony proceedings. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07 (Vernon 2005); In re McFee, 53 S.W.3d 715, 717 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.). Accordingly, we DISMISS relator's petition for writ of mandamus. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).