William Scott v. State

In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana ______________________________ No. 06-10-00182-CR ______________________________

WILLIAM SCOTT, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 217th Judicial District Court Angelina County, Texas Trial Court No. CR-27774

Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.

Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss MEMORANDUM OPINION William Scott was adjudicated guilty in Angelina County1 of indecency with a child and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. Scott filed his notice of appeal September 3, 2010.

This Court has now been informed that Scott has died.

The death of an appellant during the pendency of his or her appeal deprives this Court of jurisdiction. TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2); Whitmire v. State, 943 S.W.2d 894 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997); Rheinlander v. State, 918 S.W.2d 527, 528 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).

Accordingly, we permanently abate this appeal.

Josh R. Morriss, III Chief Justice Date Submitted: April 7, 2011 Date Decided: April 8, 2011 Do Not Publish