IN RE WATSON

No. 07-08-0106-CV.

253 S.W.3d 319 (2008)

In re Johanson Lee WATSON, Relator.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Overruled April 24, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johanson Lee Watson, Palestine, TX, pro se Relator.

Dan Mike Bird, Vernon, TX, for Respondent.

Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Johanson Lee Watson, an indigent inmate, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to rule on his application for writ of habeas corpus. Through the purported application for habeas corpus, he attempts to nullify his prior felony conviction. For the reason expressed below, we dismiss for want of jurisdiction.

The Court of Criminal Appeals has exclusive jurisdiction over post-conviction writs...

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