In Re Anthony Cornelius Appeal from 411th District Court of Polk County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-19-00382-CR ____________________ IN RE ANTHONY CORNELIUS ________________________________________________________________________ Original Proceeding 411th District Court of Polk County, Texas Trial Cause No. 22,027 ________________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION In this original mandamus proceeding, Anthony Cornelius contends his final felony conviction in trial court Cause Number 22,027 is void due to the involuntariness of his guilty plea, which he claims the State induced by agreeing to dismiss a charge in another case that violated the prohibition against the application of ex post facto laws. Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provides the exclusive method for challenging a final felony conviction in a nondeath penalty case. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07, sec. 5. Only the Court 1 of Criminal Appeals has the authority to grant relief under article 11.07. See Ex parte Ybarra, 629 S.W.2d 943, 946–47 (Tex. Crim. App. 1982). Because the adequate remedy at law available to Cornelius is through an article 11.07 application for a writ of habeas corpus, mandamus relief from this Court is unavailable. See Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. PETITION DENIED. PER CURIAM Submitted on November 12, 2019 Opinion Delivered November 13, 2019 Do Not Publish Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger, and Johnson, JJ. 2
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