In re Carl Craig (memorandum opinion)

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-22-00543-CV In re Carl Craig ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM COMAL COUNTY MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator Carl Craig seeks an original writ of habeas corpus challenging his pre-trial confinement as unlawful. This Court has no original habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal law matters; our original jurisdiction to entertain applications for writ of habeas corpus extends solely to the actions of judges in civil cases. See Tex. Gov't Code § 22.221(d). Our habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters is appellate only. In re Hall, No. 03-17-00778-CV, 2017 WL 5985541, at *1 (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 30, 2017, orig. proceeding). Original jurisdiction to grant a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case is vested in the Court of Criminal Appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or a judge of those courts. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.05. Accordingly, we dismiss Craig’s application for writ of habeas corpus for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a). __________________________________________ Edward Smith, Justice Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Smith Filed: September 8, 2022 2

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