Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-02-07 12:09:26.696308+00
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                     San Antonio, Texas
                                 MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                        No. 04-22-00852-CV

                                    IN RE Abe Ray HERRERA

                     From the 81st Judicial District Court, Wilson County, Texas
                                   Trial Court No. CRW2006147
                            Honorable Russell Wilson, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
                  Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
                  Irene Rios, Justice

Delivered and Filed: February 1, 2023

DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION

           On December 19, 2022, Appellant Abe Ray Herrera, representing himself, filed a notice of

appeal. On December 30, 2022, we advised Appellant that the clerk’s record does not contain an

appealable judgment or order. See Queen v. State, 212 S.W.3d 619, 623 (Tex. App.—Austin 2006,

no pet.) (citing Glover v. State, No. 12-05-00189-CR, 2005 WL 1538228, at *1 (Tex. App.—Tyler

June 30, 2005, no pet.)). We explained that “claims such as [his] would seem more properly

brought by way of a petition for writ of habeas corpus.” Queen, 212 S.W.3d at 623 (citing TEX.

CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.01). But “even if we could interpret his claims as seeking

extraordinary relief, we lack original jurisdiction over petitions for writ of habeas corpus, which

must be brought in the court of criminal appeals, district courts, or county courts.” Id. (citing TEX.

CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.05). We ordered Appellant to show cause in writing by January
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16, 2023, why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. On January 9, 2023,

Appellant responded with a copy of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. As previously noted, “we

lack original jurisdiction over petitions for writ of habeas corpus, which must be brought in the

court of criminal appeals, district courts, or county courts.” Id. (citing TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC.

ANN. art. 11.05). Accordingly, we dismiss Appellant’s appeal for want of jurisdiction without

prejudice to future appeals.

                                                PER CURIAM

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