Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1936

Williams v. State

Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided October 14, 1936 · Morrow
97 S.W.2d 240; 131 Tex. Crim. 138; 1936 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 453 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Williams v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; penalty assessed at death.

It has been made known to this court by proper affidavit that appellant died August 27, 1936, after having perfected his-appeal and pending the disposition thereof. The death of the appellant deprives this court of jurisdiction of the appeal. It. is therefore abated.

Appeal abated.

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