Ex Parte Isiah Scott v. the State of Texas

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-24-00169-CR

EX PARTE ISIAH SCOTT

Original Proceeding

From the 87th District Court
Leon County, Texas
Trial Court No. 22-0120CR

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Isiah Scott has filed a document that we have construed as an original application

for a writ of habeas corpus. The courts of appeals, however, have no original habeas-

corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters. Ex parte Braswell, 630 S.W.3d 600, 601 (Tex.

App.—Waco 2021, orig. proceeding); Ex parte Martinez, 175 S.W.3d 510, 512–13 (Tex.

App.—Texarkana 2005, orig. proceeding) (“Our law requires post-conviction

applications for writs of habeas corpus, for felony cases in which the death penalty was

not assessed, to be filed in the court of original conviction, made returnable to the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals.”) (citing TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07, § 3(a)–(b)).

Accordingly, this proceeding is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

MATT JOHNSON
Justice

Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Johnson, and
Justice Smith
Dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed June 20, 2024
Do not publish
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