NUMBER 13-22-00153-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________ STEPHEN PETTY JOHN, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________ On appeal from the 272nd District Court of Brazos County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Benavides, Hinojosa, and Silva Memorandum Opinion by Justice Silva This cause is before the Court on appellant’s motion to dismiss this appeal. 1 The motion was signed by both counsel and the appellant. We find the motion meets the

1 This case is before the Court on transfer from the Tenth Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001. requirement of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.2(a) that appellant and attorney must sign a written motion to dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.2(a). Without passing on the merits of the case, the motion to dismiss is granted.

Accordingly, the appeal is hereby dismissed. Having dismissed the appeal at appellant’s request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained.

CLARISSA SILVA Justice Do not publish.

TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Delivered and filed on the 21st day of July, 2022.