William Erron Dunlap v. State
William Erron Dunlap v. State
Opinion
Abated and Memorandum Opinion filed August 26, 2014.
In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-14-00316-CR WILLIAM ERRON DUNLAP, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 174th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1366222 MEMORANDUM OPINION On August 14, 2014, this court was formally notified of appellant’s death. A supplemental clerk’s record containing a certified copy of appellant’s death certificate was filed. The death of an appellant during the pendency of an appeal deprives this court of jurisdiction. See Freeman v. State, 11 S.W.3d 240 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). When an appellant dies after an appeal is perfected but before this court issues the mandate, the appeal is to be permanently abated. See Tex. R. App. P. 7.1(a)(2); see also Graham v. State, 991 S.W.2d 802, 802–03 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).
Accordingly, we order the appeal permanently abated.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Christopher and Busby.
Do not publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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