Opinion
No. 08-16-00158-CR
09-21-2016
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant v. HARLIN PIERCE, Appellee.
Appeal from the 394th District Court of Jeff Davis County, Texas (TC# CR-1500823) MEMORANDUM OPINION
The State of Texas has filed a motion to dismiss its appeal. Rule 42.2(a) permits an appellate court to dismiss a criminal appeal on the appellant's motion at any time before the court's decision. TEX.R.APP.P. 42.2(a). The State requests that we expedite the dismissal in order that a scheduled plea hearing can be conducted on September 23, 2016. We construe the State's motion as also requesting that we expedite issuance of the mandate. We grant the motion and dismiss the appeal. Further, the mandate will issue immediately. See TEX.R.APP.P. 18.1(c). September 21, 2016
YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Hughes, JJ. (Do Not Publish)