Opinion
No. 11-97-00401-CR.
June 18, 2003.
Appeal from Dallas County
Melvyn Carson Bruder, Dallas, for the appellant.
Bill Hill, Dist. Atty. Criminal Dist. Attorney-Appellate Section, Dallas, for appelle.
Opinion
On June 11, 2003, the Court of Criminal Appeals issued an opinion stating that it had been furnished with a death certificate showing that William Edward Beard, Jr. had died on August 5, 1999. Beard v. State, 108 S.W.3d 304 (No. 0282-00, Tex.Cr.App., June 11, 2003) (not yet reported). The court then permanently abated the appeal and directed this court to withdraw our opinion in the case. Pursuant to Beard, our opinion and judgment dated November 4, 1999, are hereby withdrawn.