Opinion
No. 11-13-00248-CR
05-15-2014
KENNETH ANDREW BAILEY, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 42nd District Court
Taylor County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 24835A
ORDER
Counsel has filed in this court a motion to dismiss this appeal due to the death of the appellant, Kenneth Andrew Bailey. On May 12, 2014, counsel provided this court with the death certificate. Bailey's death deprives this court of jurisdiction. See Molitor v. State, 862 S.W.2d 615 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993). If an appellant in a criminal case dies after an appeal is perfected but before mandate has issued, the appeal must be permanently abated. TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2).
Accordingly, this appeal is permanently abated.
PER CURIAM Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Panel consists of: Wright, C.J.,
Willson, J., and Bailey, J.