In Re John Gilbert Centeno Jr. v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 20, 2023
• Docket: 04-23-00811-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-23-00811-CR

IN RE JOHN GILBERT CENTENO JR., RELATOR

Original Proceeding 1

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Beth Watkins, Justice

Delivered and Filed: September 20, 2023

DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION

On August 25, 2023, Relator John Gilbert Centeno Jr. filed a petition for writ of habeas

corpus challenging his arrest and pre-trial commitment as unlawful. This court has no original

habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal law matters; our original jurisdiction to entertain

applications for writ of habeas corpus extends solely to the actions of judges in civil cases. See

TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221(d). Our habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters is appellate

only. In re Ayers, 515 S.W.3d 356, 356 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, orig. proceeding)

(per curiam); Dodson v. State, 988 S.W.2d 833, 835 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1999, no pet.).

Original jurisdiction to grant a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case is vested in the Court of

1 This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2021-CR-11020, styled State v. John Gilbert Centeno, Jr., pending in the 186th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Andrew Carruthers presiding. 04-23-00811-CR

Criminal Appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or a judge of those courts. TEX. CODE

CRIM. PROC. art. 11.05; see also In re Ayers, 515 S.W.3d at 356.

Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s application for writ of habeas corpus for want of

jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).

DO NOT PUBLISH

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