In re Robert E. Hill, Jr. Appeal from 241st District Court of Smith County (memorandum opinion)

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-17-00737-CV In re Robert E. Hill, Jr. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM SMITH COUNTY MEMORANDUM OPINION The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Compare Tex. Gov’t Code § 22.201(d) (listing counties in Third Court of Appeals District) with id. § 22.201(m) (listing counties in Twelfth Court of Appeals District, including Smith County). See also id. § 22.221(d) (establishing that courts of appeals have jurisdiction to issue writ of habeas corpus in civil cases); Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.05 (listing courts with authority to issue writ of habeas corpus in criminal proceedings). __________________________________________ Cindy Olson Bourland, Justice Before Justices Puryear, Field, and Bourland Filed: December 1, 2017

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