NO. 07-03-0099-CR IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AMARILLO PANEL A MARCH 19, 2003 ______________________________

JAMES GABRIEL RIVERS, APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

_________________________________ FROM THE 181ST DISTRICT COURT OF RANDALL COUNTY; NO. 12,748-B; HONORABLE JOHN BOARD, JUDGE _______________________________ Before JOHNSON, C.J., and REAVIS and CAMPBELL, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant James Gabriel Rivers filed a Motion to Dismiss Appeal on March 14, 2003, stating that he desires to withdraw his appeal. The Motion to Dismiss is signed by both appellant and his attorney.

Without passing on the merits of the case, we grant appellant’s motion for voluntary dismissal and hereby dismiss the appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 42.2. Having dismissed the appeal at appellant’s personal request, we will not entertain a motion for rehearing, and our mandate will issue forthwith.

James T. Campbell Justice

Do not publish.