In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ________________ NO. 09-16-00364-CR NO. 09-16-00365-CR NO. 09-16-00366-CR NO. 09-16-00367-CR NO. 09-16-00368-CR NO. 09-16-00369-CR ________________ JAMES DEAN SHAW, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee __________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 75th District Court Liberty County, Texas Trial Cause Nos. CR32044 (Counts 1 & 2), CR32045 (Counts 1 & 2) & CR32047 (Counts 1 & 2) __________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION On January 20, 2017, we received a suggestion of death indicating that the appellant, James Dean Shaw, is deceased. Because the death occurred after Shaw perfected the appeals and before we issued our mandate, the appeals must be

permanently abated. See Tex. R. App. P. 7.1(a)(2). Accordingly, the appeals are permanently abated.

APPEALS ABATED.

________________________________ LEANNE JOHNSON Justice

Submitted on January 31, 2017 Opinion Delivered February 1, 2017 Do Not Publish Before McKeithen, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.