NUMBERS 13-09-00357-CR AND 13-09-00358-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

JOSEPH CHRISTIAN BRASHER, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On appeal from the 156th District Court of Bee County, Texas.

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Garza Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam Appellant, Joseph Christian Brasher, perfected separate appeals from judgments entered by the 156th District Court of Bee County, Texas in trial court cause numbers B-08-2203-0-CR-B and B-08-2204-0-CR-B. Counsel for appellant has now filed a motion to permanently abate these appeals based on the death of appellant, Joseph Christian Brasher. According to counsel’s motion, appellant died after the appeal was perfected, but before this Court issued its mandate. See TEX . R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2).

We grant counsel's motion, and, in accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 7.1(a)(2), we hereby order these appeals permanently ABATED.

PER CURIAM Do not publish. See TEX . R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Delivered and filed the 21st day of December, 2009.