Zepeda v. State

OPINION

Juan Zepeda appeals the denial of “shock probation,” for which we have no jurisdiction. Houlihan v. State, 579 S.W.2d 213, 216 (Tex.Crim.App.1979); see also Perez v. State, 938 S.W.2d 761, 762 (Tex.App.-Austin 1997, pet. ref d) (finding no jurisdiction over order granting shock probation). Zepeda invites us to construe his appeals as writs of habeas corpus, as the Court of Criminal Appeals did in Houlihan. See 579 S.W.2d at 216-17. We decline to do so because, unlike the Court of Criminal Appeals, we do not have original habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters. See In re S.G.,…