Ex Parte Kristina Schweyer v. the State of Texas

Opinion

Opinion issued June 17, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

Only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction in proceedings

brought pursuant to Article 11.07 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. See TEX. CODE

CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07; Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 525 n. 8 (Tex. Crim.

App. 1996); Bd. of Pardons & Paroles ex rel. Keene v. Court of Appeals for Eighth

Dist., 910 S.W.2d 481, 483 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995); In re McAfee, 53 S.W.3d 715,

717 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceeding). “Courts of appeals

have no jurisdiction over post-conviction writs of habeas corpus in felony

cases. Article 11.07 contains no role for the courts of appeals.” In re Briscoe, 230

S.W.3d 196, 196 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, orig. proceeding) (internal

citations omitted).

Accordingly, we dismiss Schweyer’s petition for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Guiney, and Morgan.

Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Footnotes

1. NO. 01-25-00328-CR —————————— EX PARTE KRISTINA SCHWEYER, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Relator Kristin Schweyer has filed a “Motion for Expunction,” seeking habeas corpus relief pursuant to article 11.07 of the Teas Code of Criminal Procedure. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art 11.07. 1 The underlying case is The State of Texas v. Kristina Schweyer, Cause No. 21371130101A, in the County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Tonya Jones presiding.