Opinion
NO. 01-19-00219-CR
01-23-2020
GREGORY P. BUTLER, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 178th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 1491849
MEMORANDUM OPINION ON PERMANENT ABATEMENT
Counsel for appellant Gregory P. Butler has filed a notice indicating that appellant has died. Because appellant's death occurred after he perfected this appeal and before we issued our mandate, the appeal must be permanently abated. See TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2) ("If the appellant in a criminal case dies after an appeal is perfected but before the appellate court issues the mandate, the appeal will be permanently abated."). Accordingly, we permanently abate the appeal. Counsel's motion to withdraw from representing appellant and any other pending motions are dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Goodman, and Countiss. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).