NUMBERS 13-07-00583-CR AND 13-07-00584-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________ GEORGE ARTHUR MERRILL, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 105th District Court of Kleberg County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and Vela Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam Appellant, George Arthur Merrill, by and through his attorney, has filed motions to dismiss his appeals because he no longer desires to prosecute them. See TEX . R. APP. P. 42.2(a). Without passing on the merits of the cases, we grant appellant's motions to dismiss pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.2(a) and dismiss the appeals.

Having dismissed the appeals at appellant's request, no motions for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandates will issue forthwith.

PER CURIAM Do not publish.

See TEX . R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed this 21st day of August, 2008.