In Re Bonnie Allen Thomas Straight v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
• Decided: June 25, 2026
• Docket: 10-26-00203-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals Tenth Appellate District of Texas

10-26-00203-CR

In re Bonnie Allen Thomas Straight

On appeal from the 413th District Court of Johnson County, Texas Judge William C. Bosworth Jr., presiding Trial Court Cause No.

CHIEF JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Bonnie Allen Thomas Straight filed an application for a writ of habeas

corpus. The application was filed as an original proceeding in this Court

contending that Straight is being illegally confined and unlawfully restrained

in Johnson County, Texas.

Original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal

proceeding is limited to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the district

courts, and the county courts. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.05. In

the application, Straight does not allege that she has filed a petition for a writ

of habeas corpus in the trial court from which she is attempting to appeal. Because she is seeking direct relief from this Court, we lack jurisdiction in this

proceeding. See Ex parte Twyman, 716 S.W.2d 951, 952 (Tex. Crim. App. 1986).

The petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Straight on May 26, 2025,

is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).

MATT JOHNSON Chief Justice

OPINION DELIVERED and FILED: June 25, 2026 Before Chief Justice Johnson, Justice Smith, and Justice Harris Dismissed OT06

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