In Re Michael David Jones v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
Court of Appeals Tenth Appellate District of Texas
10-26-00004-CR 10-26-00005-CR
In re Michael David Jones
Original Proceeding
JUSTICE SMITH delivered the opinion of the Court.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Michael David Jones, proceeding pro se, filed a “Pre-Adjudication
Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus” in this Court addressing trial court
cause numbers 2025-2004-C1 and 2025-2005-C1. Jones, alleging that the trial
court and the State have violated several of his constitutional rights and
engaged in other misconduct, requests release from confinement in the
McLennan County Jail.
Intermediate appellate courts do not have original habeas corpus
jurisdiction in criminal law matters. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(d).
Jurisdiction to grant a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case vests with the
Court of Criminal Appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or any judge in those courts. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.05; Ex parte
Braswell, 630 S.W.3d 600, 601-02 (Tex. App.—Waco 2021, orig. proceeding).
Accordingly, we dismiss Jones’s applications for writs of habeas corpus
for want of jurisdiction.
STEVE SMITH Justice
OPINION DELIVERED and FILED: January 29, 2026 Before Chief Justice Johnson, Justice Smith, and Justice Harris Dismissed Do not publish OT06
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