In Re: Christopher Louie Smith Appeal from 366th Judicial District Court of Collin County (memorandum opinion )

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DISMISS; and Opinion Filed October 2, 2014, S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-01240-CV IN RE CHRISTOPHER LOUIE SMITH, Relator Original Proceeding from the 366th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 401-80568-2014 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices O'Neill, Lang, and Brown Opinion by Justice Brown Relator filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus requesting that the Court order him released pursuant to article 17.151 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The intermediate courts of appeals have no original jurisdiction over petitions for habeas corpus relief in connection with criminal proceedings. TEX. GOV T CODE ANN. § 22.221; TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.05. Accordingly, we DISMISS the petition for lack of jurisdiction. /Ada Brown/ ADA BROWN JUSTICE 141240F.P05

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