In re Ronald DeWayne Whitfield Appeal from 177th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed March 15, 2016. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NOS. 14-16-00182-CR, 14-16-00183-CR, 14-16-00184CR, 14-16-00185-CR, and 14-16-00186-CR IN RE RONALD DEWAYNE WHITFIELD, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 174th, 337th, and 351st District Courts Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. 617718, 525468, 528856, 557164 & 492674 MEMORANDUM OPINION On March 4, 2016, relator Ronald Dwayne Whitfield filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator alleges that the presiding judges of the 174th, 337th, and 351st District Courts of Harris County have failed to render and enter of record the judgments of his felony convictions in cause nos. 492674, 525468, 528856, 557164, and 617718, and asks this court to compel these judges to do so. Only the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has jurisdiction over matters related to final post-conviction felony proceedings. Tex. Code Proc. Ann. Art. 11.07, § 5 (West Supp. 2013); Padieu v. Court of Appeals of Tex., Fifth Dist., 392 S.W.3d 115, 117 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013) (orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s petition for writ of mandamus for lack of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Christopher, McCally, and Busby. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b). 2

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