In re Kyle Franks Appeal from 176th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed May 17, 2016. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-16-00377-CR IN RE KYLE FRANKS, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 176th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 611262 MEMORANDUM OPINION On May 9, 2016, relator Kyle Franks 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 complains that he received ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. Relator is requesting habeas corpus relief. The courts of appeals have no original habeas-corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters. In re Ayers, No. 14-1600274-CR, — S.W.3d —, 2016 WL 1533747, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 14, 2016, orig. proceeding). Original jurisdiction to grant a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case is vested in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or a judge in those courts. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.05 (West 2015); Ayers, 2016 WL 1533747, at *1. Therefore, this court is without jurisdiction to consider relator’s petition requesting habeas corpus relief. Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s petition for lack of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Boyce, Christopher, and Jamison. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b). 2
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