Sidney Earl Parker appeals from the district court's order dismissing his petition for writ of audita querela. By the petition, Parker sought to collaterally attack his 1994 judgment of conviction for attempted murder, for which he was sentenced to twenty years in prison. This conviction was affirmed and is now final. See Parker v. State, No. 03-97-00013-CR (Tex. App.--Austin Dec. 4, 1997, no pet.).

In its order, the district court cited this Court's opinion in McBride v. State, 114 S.W.3d 556, 557 (Tex. App.--Austin 2002, no pet.). In that case, we affirmed an order dismissing an audita querela petition seeking to set aside a final criminal conviction. We held that post-conviction habeas corpus is the exclusive procedure for obtaining such relief. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07 (West Supp. 2004).

For the reason stated in McBride, we affirm the district court's order dismissing Parker's audita querela petition.

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Mack Kidd, Justice

Before Justices Kidd, B. A. Smith and Pemberton

Affirmed

Filed: May 27, 2004

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