in Re Ronald Lee Alexander

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 2, 2010
• Docket: 14-10-00782-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed September 2, 2010.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-10-00782-CR

In Re RoNALD LEE ALEXANDER, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

MEMORANDUM  OPINION

On Tuesday, August 17, 2010, relator, Ronald Lee Alexander, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court.  See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.  In his petition, relator asks this court to compel the presiding judge of the 176th District Court of Harris County to vacate relator’s felony conviction.

Relator’s conviction for murder was affirmed in 1999.  See Alexander v. State, No. 01-98-00505-CR; 1999 WL 959235 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] October 21, 1999, no pet.).  In his petition, relator seeks post-conviction habeas relief.  Although courts of appeals have jurisdiction in criminal matters, only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction over matters related to final post-conviction felony proceedings.  Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (orig.proceeding).  Because we do not have jurisdiction to grant the requested relief, the petition is ordered dismissed.

                                                                                    PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Anderson, Frost, and Brown.

Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).