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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

TYLER, TEXAS

IN RE:
MICHAEL A. KENNEDY,

RELATOR §
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§ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION PER CURIAM Michael A. Kennedy, Rela tor, has filed three original proceedings that address virtually identical complaints in three different cause numbers. In cause number 12

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. In cau se number 12

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See T EX

. R. A PP

. P. 52.3(h). Nor has he provided this Co urt with the necessary documents required by the rules of appellate procedure. See T EX

. R. A PP

. P. 52.3(k), 52.7(a)(1). Additionally, Relator’s complaints address convictions that have long been final. See Kennedy v. State , No. 12

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– CR, 2012 WL 3201924, at *8 (Tex. App.

– Tyler Aug. 8, 2012, pet. ref’d) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (affirming judgment on punishment in cause number 29326); see also Kennedy v. State , No. 12

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– CR, 2009 WL 4829989, at *3

– 4 (Tex. App.

– Tyler Dec. 16, 2009, pet. stricken) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (affirming judgment of conviction in cause number 29326) ; Kennedy v. State , No. 12

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– Tyler Feb. 25, 1988, no pet.) (not designated for publication) (affirming conviction in cause number 19061) ; Kennedy v. State , 12

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— Tyler Apr. 18, 1985, no pet.) (not designated for publication) (affirming conviction in cause number 18,349). C ourts of appeals do not have authority to issue writs of mandamus regarding

c omplaints that may only be raised by a post

- conviction habeas corpus proceeding. See Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals , 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); see also In re McAfee , 53 S.W.3d 715, 718 (Tex. App.

— Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceedi ng). “To complain about any action, or inaction, of the convicting court, the applicant may seek mandamus relief from the Court of Criminal Appeals.” In re Briscoe , 230 S.W.3d 196, 196

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— Houston [14th Dist.] 2006, orig. proceeding). 1 Accordi ngly, we dismiss the petition s for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction

. Opinion delivered October 25, 2017. Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J., and Neeley, J.

(DO NOT PUBLISH)

1 On February 15, 2017, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued an abuse of writ order against Relator, in which it found that he (1) filed seven application s regarding his conviction, (2) “continues to raise issues that have been presented and rejected in previous applications or that should have been presented in previous applications[,]” and (3) “[b]ecause of his repetitive claims, ... Applicant’s claims are barred from review under Article 11.07, § 4, and are waived and abandoned by his abuse of the writ.” Ex Parte Kennedy , No. WR

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## COURT OF APPEALS
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS

JUDGMENT

OCTOBER 25, 2017
NO. 12

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IN RE: MICHAEL A. KE NNEDY,

Relator

O RIGINAL P ROCEEDING
ON THIS DAY came to be heard the petition for writ of mandamus filed by Michael A. Kennedy; who is the relator in Cause No. 29326 . Said peti tion for writ of mandamus having been filed herein on October 19, 2017, and the same having been duly considered, because it is the opinion of this Court that it lacks jurisdiction, it is therefore CONSIDERED, ADJUDGED and ORDERED that the said petition fo r writ of mandamus be, and the same is, hereby dismissed for want of jurisdiction

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By per curiam opinion. Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J. and Neeley, J.4 

## COURT OF APPEALS
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS

JUDGMENT

OCTOBER 25, 2017
NO. 12

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IN RE: MICHAEL A. KE NNEDY,

Relator

O RIGINAL P ROCEEDING
ON THIS DAY came to be heard the petition for writ of mandamus filed by Michael A. Kennedy; who is the relator in Cause No. 19061 . Said petition for writ of mandamus having be en filed herein on October 19, 2017, and the same having been duly considered, because it is the opinion of this Court that it lacks jurisdiction, it is therefore CONSIDERED, ADJUDGED and ORDERED that the said petition for writ of mandamus be, and the same is, hereby dismissed for want of jurisdiction

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By per curiam opinion. Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J. and Neeley, J.5 

## COURT OF APPEALS
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS

JUDGMENT

OCTOBER 25 , 2017
NO. 12

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IN RE: MICHAEL A. KENNEDY,

Relator

O RIGINAL P ROCEEDING
ON THIS DAY came to be heard the petition for writ of mandamus filed by Michael A. Kennedy; who is the relator in Cause No. 18349 . Said petition for writ of mandamus having been filed herein on October 19, 201 7, and the same having been duly considered, because it is the opinion of this Court that it lacks jurisdiction, it is therefore CONSIDERED, ADJUDGED and ORDERED that the said petition for writ of mandamus be, and the same is, hereby dismissed for want of jurisdiction

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By per curiam opinion. Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J. and Neeley, J.