NUMBER 13-00-246-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI

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GARY ORTEGA, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

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On appeal from the 156th District Court

of Live Oak County, Texas.

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O P I N I O N

Before Chief Justice Seerden and Justices Dorsey and Rodriguez

Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, GARY ORTEGA, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 156th District Court of Live Oak County, Texas, in cause number K-98-0012-SF. After the record and briefs were filed, appellant filed a motion to dismiss the appeal. In the motion, appellant states that he 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Do not publish.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 8^th day of June, 2000.