*1 In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-16-00399-CR ____________________ IN RE PAUL R. DESILETS _______________________________________________________ ______________

Original Proceeding

359th District Court of Montgomery County, Texas Trial Cause No. 08-12-11262-CR (2) ________________________________________________________ _____________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Paul R. Desilets petitioned for a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to rule on motions that Desilets filed in 2014 in connection with a post-conviction habeas corpus proceeding. See generally Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07 (West 2015). The appendix to Desilets’s mandamus petition includes documents that show that the Court of Criminal Appeals denied habeas relief on June 8, 2016. The mandamus petition relates directly and exclusively to motions filed in connection with a post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus. The Court of Criminal Appeals possesses exclusive authority to grant relief in a post-

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conviction habeas corpus proceeding where there is a final felony conviction. Padieu v. Court of Appeals of Tex., Fifth Dist. , 392 S.W.3d 115, 117 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013) (orig. proceeding); In re McAfee , 53 S.W.3d 715, 717 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

PETITION DENIED.

PER CURIAM Submitted on November 1, 2016

Opinion Delivered November 2, 2016

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Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.

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