Opinion
No. 04-09-00589-CR
Delivered and Filed: September 30, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH.
Original Mandamus Proceeding. Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction.
This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 1990-CR-1294, styled State v. Juan Roberto Rodriguez, in the 227th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Philip Kazen presiding.
Sitting: KAREN ANGELINI, Justice, REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice, STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On September 16, 2009, relator Juan Roberto Rodriguez filed a petition for writ of mandamus, complaining that the plea agreement from his 1990 conviction was breached. In 1990, relator pled guilty to arson and was sentenced to twenty five years' confinement. Relator did not appeal his conviction. Only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction over matters related to post-conviction relief from an otherwise final felony conviction. See Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. 1991); see also TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07 (Vernon Supp. 2008); Bd. 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."). Because the relief sought in relator's petition relates to post-conviction relief from an otherwise final felony conviction, we are without jurisdiction to consider his petition for writ of mandamus. Accordingly, relator's petition is DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION. Additionally, relator filed an Application for Leave to File Petition for Writ of Mandamus. No leave is required to file a petition for a writ of mandamus in this court. TEX. R. APP. P. 52. Therefore, relator's motion for leave to file is DENIED as moot.