Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-21-00102-CR EX PARTE Hector REYES Original Proceeding 1 PER CURIAM Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Beth Watkins, Justice Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice Delivered and Filed: March 31, 2021 DISMISSED Relator has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus relating to a criminal prosecution.

“Our original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus is limited to cases in which a person’s liberty is restrained because the person has violated an order, judgment, or decree entered in a civil case.” In re Garrett, No. 04-20-00557-CR, 2020 WL 7753983, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Dec. 30, 2020, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication). “We do not have original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus in criminal matters.” Id. “The only courts authorized to issue writs of habeas corpus in criminal matters are the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, district

This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2019CR3789, styled State of Texas v. Hector Reyes, pending in the 186th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Jefferson Moore presiding.

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courts, and county courts.” Id. Here, relator does not complain of an order, judgment, or decree entered in a civil case. We therefore dismiss relator’s petition for want of jurisdiction.

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