Ex Parte Timothy Jamal White v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
Court of Appeals Tenth Appellate District of Texas
10-25-00059-CR
Ex parte Timothy Jamal White
Original Proceeding
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the Court.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Timothy Jamal White, acting pro se, has filed a document requesting a
“writ of prohibition.” White asserts that he is being improperly incarcerated
without bond on a theft charge.
We have determined that the document filed by White is an original
application for a writ of habeas corpus. See In re Chavez, No. 01-16-00183-CR,
2016 WL 1267804, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 31, 2016, orig.
proceeding) (per curiam) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (“[I]t is the
substance of a document, rather than its title, that governs.”). The courts of
appeals, however, have no original habeas-corpus jurisdiction in criminal
matters. Ex parte Braswell, 630 S.W.3d 600, 601 (Tex. App.—Waco 2021, orig.
proceeding). Accordingly, this proceeding is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. MATT JOHNSON Chief Justice
OPINION DELIVERED and FILED: March 13, 2025 Before Chief Justice Johnson, Justice Smith, and Justice Harris Dismissed Do not publish [OT06]
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