IN RE: Larry Flores (2016)

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

IN RE: Larry Flores, Relator

NO. 14-16-00245-CR

Decided: April 07, 2016

Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Boyce and Wise

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On March 28, 2016, relator Larry Flores 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 asks this court to compel the Honorable Ryan Patrick, presiding judge of the 177th District Court of Harris County, to vacate the judgment based on relator's felony murder conviction in 1997, because the trial court allegedly dismissed the indictment against relator before trial.

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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