Ex Parte: Benjamin Blair Brown Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 6 of Dallas County (memorandum opinion)

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Dismiss and Opinion Filed March 5, 2021 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-21-00069-CR EX PARTE BENJAMIN BLAIR BROWN Original Proceeding from the Criminal District Court No. 6 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F20-37096-X MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Schenck, Nowell, and Garcia Opinion by Justice Schenck Benjamin Blair Brown filed an original application for writ of habeas corpus in this Court challenging his confinement and asking for his immediate release either under a “compassionate” release or “PR bond.” We note that relator, acting pro se, addressed his petition to the Criminal District Court No. 6 but filed it with this Court. To the extent relator seeks relief from this Court, we do not have jurisdiction to consider an original application for writ of habeas corpus filed in a criminal proceeding. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.05; TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. §22.221(d); In re Ayers, 515 S.W.3d 356, 356–57 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, orig. proceeding) (per curiam); see also Ortiz v. State, 299 S.W.3d 930, 932 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2009, orig. proceeding) (court of appeals does not have original habeas jurisdiction of bail issues). Accordingly, we dismiss this original proceeding for want of jurisdiction. Do Not Publish TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b) 210069F.U05 /David J. Schenck/ DAVID J. SCHENCK JUSTICE –2–

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