Beard v. State

Full title: William Edward Beard, Jr., Appellant v. State of Texas, Appellee

Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Eleventh District, Eastland

Date published: Jun 18, 2003

129 S.W.3d 140 (Tex. App. 2003)

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.

Panel consists of: ARNOT, C.J., and WRIGHT, J., and DICKENSON, S.J.¹

1 Bob Dickenson, Retired Justice, Court of Appeals, 11th District of Texas at Eastland sitting by assignment.

Opinion

PER CURIAM

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 Pursuant to Beard, our opinion and judgment dated November 4, 1999, are hereby withdrawn.