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Opinion issued September 15, 2026 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00898-CR ——————————— IN RE VICTOR CHARLES CAMPBELL, Petitioner Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus MEMORANDUM OPINION Victor Charles Campbell, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus arising out of the underlying cause, in which Campbell pleaded guilty to the felony offense of murder and the trial court signed a Judgment of Conviction by Court, convicting Campbell of the offense and assessed his punishment at forty-five years’ confinement.1 Campbell’s petition requests that this Court issue a writ of habeas corpus and dismiss the underlying trial court case “by virtue of the authority of the [F]ifth and Sixth all the way to the [F]ourteenth [A]mendment[s] to the [C]onstitution” because of prosecutorial misconduct, double jeopardy, excessive punishment, and a violation of his right to a speedy trial. We dismiss the petition for writ of habeas corpus for lack of jurisdiction. Intermediate appellate courts do not have original habeas jurisdiction in criminal law matters. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(d) (original habeas jurisdiction of courts of appeal is limited to cases in which person’s liberty is restrained because person violated order, judgment, or decree entered in civil case); Chavez v. State, 132 S.W.3d 509, 510 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, no pet.). Our habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters is appellate only. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(d); Ex parte Denby, 627 S.W.2d 435, 435 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] 1981, orig. proceeding). Original habeas jurisdiction in criminal proceedings is limited to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the district courts, and the county courts. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.05. We therefore lack jurisdiction over Campbell’s request for habeas relief. 1 The underlying case is The State of Texas v. Victor Charles Campbell, Cause No. 1799790, in the 185th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Andrea Beall presiding. 2 Accordingly, we dismiss Campbell’s petition for writ of habeas corpus for lack of jurisdiction. We dismiss any pending motion as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Guerra, and Gunn. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). 3