NUMBER 13-22-00565-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________ RAYMOND GERALD MCBRIDE, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________ On appeal from the 24th District Court of Victoria County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Benavides, Longoria, and Tijerina Memorandum Opinion by Justice Benavides Appellant, Raymond Gerald McBride, perfected this appeal from a judgment of conviction entered by the 24th District Court of Victoria County, Texas in trial court cause number 21-07-33060-A. Appellee has now filed a motion to permanently abate the appeal, based on the death of appellant, Raymond Gerald McBride. According to the motion, appellant died on January 31, 2023, after appeal was perfected, but before this Court issued its mandate. See TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2).

We grant appellee’s motion, and, in accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 7.1(a)(2), we hereby order the appeal permanently abated.

GINA M. BENAVIDES Justice Do not publish.

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

Delivered and filed on the 30th day of March, 2023.