Victor Antonio Martinez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 40th District Court of Ellis County
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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-08-00314-CR VICTOR ANTONIO MARTINEZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 40th District Court Ellis County, Texas Trial Court No. 28403CR MEMORANDUM OPINION In 2005, Appellant was adjudicated guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child and received a ten-year sentence. The judgment adjudicating guilt states that he was credited thirty-one days for time served. He now apparently attempts to appeal the denial of an article 11.07 habeas claim for reduction of his sentence for jail time credit and his failed attempt to obtain free copies of documents relating to his claim for reduction. This court has jurisdiction over criminal appeals only when expressly granted by law. Everett v. State, 91 S.W.3d 386, 386 (Tex. App. Waco 2002, no pet.). No statute vests this court with jurisdiction over an appeal from an order denying a request for a free copy of the trial record when such a request is not presented in conjunction with a timely filed direct appeal. Id.; see Self v. State, 122 S.W.3d 294, 294-95 (Tex. App. Eastland 2003, no pet.). Furthermore, an intermediate court of appeals has no jurisdiction over post-conviction writs of habeas corpus in felony cases. Self, 122 S.W.3d at 295 (citing TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07). Clegg v. State, 214 S.W.3d 671 (Tex. App. Waco 2007, no pet.). We notified Appellant that unless he showed grounds for continuing his appeal, we might dismiss it for want of jurisdiction. Appellant has filed a response, but it does not show that we have jurisdiction. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Vance, and Justice Reyna Appeal dismissed Opinion delivered and filed October 29, 2008 Do not publish [CR25] Martinez v. State Page 2
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