EX PARTE MARK AARON THOMAS v. << (2016)

MEMORANDUM OPINION 1

Appellant Mark Aaron Thomas attempts to appeal from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals's denial of his application for writ of habeas corpus. On November 28, 2016, we notified Thomas of our concern that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal because this court has no jurisdiction to review decisions of the court of criminal appeals,² and we informed him that this appeal was subject to dismissal for want of jurisdiction unless he or any party desiring to continue this appeal filed a response with this court by December 8, 2016, showing grounds for continuing the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. Thomas filed a response, but it does not show grounds for continuing the appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f); Ex parte Rogers, Nos. 02-11-00333-CR, 02-11-00334-CR, 02-11-00335-CR, 2011 WL 4414708, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Sept. 22, 2011, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (dismissing appeals for want of jurisdiction because appellant attempted to appeal from the court of criminal appeals's denial of his applications for writ of habeas corpus).

FOOTNOTES

1.   See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

2.   See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07, § 3(a) (West 2015) (providing that “[a]fter final conviction in any felony case, the writ must be made returnable to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas at Austin, Texas”); accord Tex. Const. art. V, § 5 (providing that court of criminal appeals has final appellate jurisdiction on all questions of law in criminal matters).

LEE GABRIEL JUSTICE