In re John Kennedy Appeal from 183rd District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed November 16, 2021. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-21-00565-CR NO. 14-21-00566-CR NO. 14-21-00567-CR IN RE JOHN KENNEDY, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 183rd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. 1601787, 1601788 & 1657683 MEMORANDUM OPINION On October 8, 2021, relator John Kennedy filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to release him from pretrial detention. The courts of appeals have no original habeas-corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters. In re Ayers, 515 S.W.3d 356, 356 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, orig. proceeding) (citing Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221(d)). Original jurisdiction to grant an application for 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. Therefore, this court does not have original habeas-corpus jurisdiction to grant relator’s requested relief. Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s petition for writ of mandamus for lack of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Wise, Bourliot, and Zimmerer. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b). 2
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