COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § CODY WADE BLOCKER, No. 08-13-00135-CR § Appellant, Appeal from § v. 297th District Court § THE STATE OF TEXAS, of Tarrant County, Texas § Appellee. (TC # 1177873D) § MEMORANDUM OPINION Cody Wade Blocker, Appellant, has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to TEX.R.APP.P. 42.2(a). As required by that rule, the motion to dismiss is signed by Appellant’s attorney, but Appellant has not signed the motion. Counsel has, however, attached to the motion a letter from Appellant stating he no longer wishes to pursue the appeal. We believe good cause exists to suspend Rule 42.2(a)’s requirement that the appellant sign the motion to dismiss. See TEX.R.APP.P. 2; Aiken v. State, 02-11-00508-CR, 2012 WL 1432604 (Tex.App.--Fort Worth 2012, no pet.)(where appellant sent a letter to court stating she no longer wished to appeal, the court of appeals suspended Rule 42.2(a)’s requirement that appellant sign the motion to dismiss the appeal). Compliance with Rule 42.2(a)’s requirements has been met in all other respects.

Accordingly, we grant the motion and dismiss the appeal.

August 14, 2013 ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice Before McClure, C.J., Rivera, and Rodriguez, JJ. (Do Not Publish)

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