In re Martin Lee Treadway--Appeal from 220th District Court of Bosque County
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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-09-00303-CR IN RE MARTIN LEE TREADWAY Original Proceeding MEMORANDUM OPINION Martin Lee Treadway, a Texas inmate, seeks a writ of mandamus compelling Respondent, the Honorable James E. Morgan1 of the 220th District Court of Bosque County, to hold a hearing on his application for writ of habeas corpus, per article 11.01 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,2 and discharge [him] from his illegal confinement. We dismiss the petition for want of jurisdiction.3 Treadway also names the Honorable James F. Clawson, Jr. of the 169th Judicial District Court, who was assigned to hear Treadway s motion to recuse Judge Morgan. Judge Clawson denied Treadway s motion and Treadway does not challenge this ruling. 1 The writ of habeas corpus is the remedy to be used when any person is restrained in his liberty. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.01 (Vernon 2005); see TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07 (Vernon Supp. 2008) (guidelines for post-conviction habeas procedures in felony cases). 2 3 Treadway s application is defective because: (1) his certification does not comply with Rule of Appellate Procedure 52.3(j); (2) he failed to include proof of service as required by Rule of Appellate In a criminal case, [m]andamus relief may be granted if the relator shows the following: (1) that the act sought to be compelled is purely ministerial and (2) that there is no adequate remedy at law. Deleon v. Dist. Clerk, 187 S.W.3d 473, 474 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). Nevertheless, only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction in final post-conviction felony proceedings. In re McAfee, 53 S.W.3d 715, 717 (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceeding); TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07, ยง 5 (Vernon Supp. 2008). The courts of appeals have no authority to issue writs of mandamus in criminal law matters pertaining to [post-conviction habeas] proceedings. McAfee, 53 S.W.3d at 718. Because we lack authority to grant the relief requested, we dismiss Treadway s petition for mandamus for want of jurisdiction. See McAfee, 53 S.W.3d at 718. FELIPE REYNA Justice Before Chief Justice Gray Justice Reyna, and Justice Davis Writ dismissed Opinion delivered and filed October 14, 2009 [OT06] Procedure 9.5; and (3) he failed to include the required record pursuant to Rules of Appellate Procedure 52.3 and 52.7. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5; see also TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(k)(1); TEX. R. APP. P. 52.7. Nevertheless, we will apply Rule of Appellate Procedure 2 and disregard these deficiencies. See TEX. R. APP. P. 2. In re Treadway Page 2
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