11th Court of Appeals

                                                                  Eastland, Texas

                                                                        Opinion

William Edward Beard, Jr.

Appellant

Vs.                   No. 11-97-00401-CR B Appeal from Dallas County

State of Texas

Appellee

On June 11, 2003, the Court of Criminal Appeals issued an opinion stating that it had been furnished with a death certificate showing that William Edward Beard, Jr. had died on August 5, 1999.  Beard v. State,      S.W.3d __ (No. 0282-00, Tex.Cr.App., June 11, 2003)(not yet reported).  The court then permanently abated the appeal and directed this court to withdraw our opinion in the case.  Pursuant to Beard, our opinion and judgment dated November 4, 1999, are hereby withdrawn.

PER CURIAM

June 18, 2003

Publish.  See TEX.R.APP.P. 47.2(b). 

Panel consists of: Arnot, C.J., and

Wright, J., and Dickenson, S.J.^[1]