IN RE: Ronald Dewayne Whitfield (2016)

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

IN RE: Ronald Dewayne Whitfield, Relator

NOS. 14–16–00182–CR, 14–16–00183–CR, 14–16–00184–CR, 14–16–00185–CR, and 14–16–00186–CR

Decided: March 15, 2016

Panel consists of Justices Christopher, McCally, and Busby.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On March 4, 2016, relator Ronald Dwayne Whitfield filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004); see also Tex.R.App. P. 52. In the petition, relator alleges that the presiding judges of the 174th, 337th, and 351st District Courts of Harris County have failed to render and enter of record the judgments of his felony convictions in cause nos. 492674, 525468, 528856, 557164, and 617718, and asks this court to compel these judges to do so.

Only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction over matters related to final post-conviction felony proceedings. Tex.Code Proc. Ann. Art. 11.07, § 5 (West Supp.2013); Padieu v. Court of Appeals of Tex., Fifth Dist., 392 S.W.3d 115, 117 (Tex.Crim.App.2013) (orig.proceeding).

Accordingly, we dismiss relator's petition for writ of mandamus for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

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