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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

OAKES DAVID EDWARDS

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Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 94th District Court of Nueces County, Texas, in cause number 99-6160. After the record was filed, appellant filed a motion to dismiss the appeal. In the motion, appellant states that it no longer wishes to prosecute this appeal. Appellant requests that this Court dismiss the appeal.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. Appellant's motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Do not publish.

Tex. R. App. P. 47.3.

Opinion delivered and filed this

the 31^st day of August, 2000.

1. Retired Justice Noah Kennedy assigned to this Court by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §74.003 (Vernon 1998.)