In re Larry Flores Appeal from 177th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed April 7, 2016. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-16-00245-CR IN RE LARRY FLORES, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 177th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 756276 MEMORANDUM OPINION On March 28, 2016, relator Larry Flores 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 asks this court to compel the Honorable Ryan Patrick, presiding judge of the 177th District Court of Harris County, to vacate the judgment based on relator’s felony murder conviction in 1997, because the trial court allegedly dismissed the indictment against relator before trial. 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 Chief Justice Frost and Justices Boyce and Wise. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b). 2

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