In Re: Orlando T. Jordan Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 2 of Dallas County (memorandum opinion)

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DISMISS; and Opinion Filed March 23, 2018. In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-00294-CV No. 05-18-00295-CV IN RE ORLANDO T. JORDAN, Relator Original Proceeding from the Criminal District Court No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F04-48339 and F04-48253 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Lang-Miers, Fillmore, and Stoddart Opinion by Justice Lang-Miers In this original proceeding, relator seeks a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to vacate relator’s May 16, 2005 convictions for failure to stop and render aid and murder. This proceeding is a collateral attack on a final conviction and, therefore, falls within the scope of a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus under article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07 (West 2015). Only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction in final, post-conviction felony proceedings. Id; Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (orig. proceeding); In re McAfee, 53 S.W.3d 715, 717 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we dismiss this proceeding for want of jurisdiction. 180294F.P05 /Elizabeth Lang-Miers/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS JUSTICE

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