COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

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                                                                              )               No.  08-05-00320-CR

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IN RE:  LEONARD LEON NANCE                    )                   AN ORIGINAL

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                                                                              )     PROCEEDING IN MANDAMUS     

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O P I N I O N

Relator has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, complaining that the trial court has failed to act on his post-conviction petition for writ of habeas corpus.  This Court does not have jurisdiction over matters related to post-conviction writs of habeas corpus.  See Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991); In re McAfee, 53 S.W.3d 715, 718 (Tex.App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceeding).  The Court of Criminal Appeals has the authority to issue a writ of mandamus when the trial court fails to act on a petition for writ of habeas corpus.  See, e.g., Martin v. Hamlin, 25 S.W.3d 718, 719 (Tex.Crim.App. 2000); McCree v. Hampton, 824 S.W.2d 578, 579 (Tex.Crim.App. 1992).

The petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

October 27, 2005

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Justice

Before Barajas, C.J., McClure, and Chew, JJ.

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