In re Crystal Ybette Roberson--Appeal from 262nd District Court of Harris County (per curiam)

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Opinion issued December 2, 2011 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas NO. 01-11-01044-CR IN RE CRYSTAL YVETTE ROBERSON, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury convicted relator, Crystal Yvette Roberson, of the felony offense of forgery, and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for 12 years. Her conviction was affirmed on appeal. Roberson v. State, No. 13 05 00242 CR, 2006 WL 1555430 (Tex. App. Corpus Christi Jun. 8, 2006, pet. ref d) (not designated for publication).1 Relator has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking post-conviction relief in this Court. A court of appeals does not have original jurisdiction over habeas corpus proceedings in criminal matters. Chavez v. State, 132 S.W.3d 509, 510 (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, no pet.); cf. TEX. GOV T CODE ANN. § 22.221(d) (Vernon 2004) (granting jurisdiction over civil proceedings). Jurisdiction to grant post-conviction habeas corpus relief in felony cases rests exclusively with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07, § 5 (Vernon Supp. 2011); Bd. of Pardons & Paroles ex rel. Keene v. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Dist., 910 S.W.2d 481, 483 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995); In re McAfee, 53 S.W .3d 715, 717 18 (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceeding). Therefore, we are without jurisdiction to grant the requested relief. Accordingly, we dismiss for want of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Bland, and Huddle. Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). 1 The appeal was transferred by order of the Supreme Court of Texas from this Court to the Thirteenth Court of Appeals. 2

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