NUMBER 13-99-703-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI

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PEDRO LOPEZ MONTELONGO , Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

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On appeal from the 332nd District Court

of Hidalgo County, Texas.

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O P I N I O N

Before Justices Hinojosa, Yañez, and Chavez

Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, PEDRO LOPEZ MONTELONGO , perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 332nd District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, in cause number CR-1931-98-F . On August 24, 2000 , this cause was abated, and the trial court was directed to conduct a hearing in accordance with Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(2). The trial court's findings and recommendations were received on October 6, 2000 . The trial court found that the appellant has abandoned the appeal and recommended that the appeal be dismissed.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and the trial court's findings and recommendations, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed. The appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Do not publish.

Tex. R. App. P. 47.3.

Opinion delivered and filed this

the 2^nd day of November, 2000 .