In Re Michael David Jones v. the State of Texas

Court of Appeals
Tenth Appellate District of Texas

10-26-00004-CR
10-26-00005-CR

In re Michael David Jones

Original Proceeding

JUSTICE SMITH delivered the opinion of the Court.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Michael David Jones, proceeding pro se, filed a “Pre-Adjudication

Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus” in this Court addressing trial court

cause numbers 2025-2004-C1 and 2025-2005-C1. Jones, alleging that the trial

court and the State have violated several of his constitutional rights and

engaged in other misconduct, requests release from confinement in the

McLennan County Jail.

Intermediate appellate courts do not have original habeas corpus

jurisdiction in criminal law matters. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(d).

Jurisdiction to grant a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case vests with the

Court of Criminal Appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or any judge
in those courts. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.05; Ex parte

Braswell, 630 S.W.3d 600, 601-02 (Tex. App.—Waco 2021, orig. proceeding).

Accordingly, we dismiss Jones’s applications for writs of habeas corpus

for want of jurisdiction.

STEVE SMITH
Justice

OPINION DELIVERED and FILED: January 29, 2026
Before Chief Justice Johnson,
Justice Smith, and
Justice Harris
Dismissed
Do not publish
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