Blackwood v. State

Full title: Edd C. BLACKWOOD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc

Date published: Dec 16, 1992

842 S.W.2d 695 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 941-91.

December 16, 1992.

Appeal from 174th Judicial District Court, Harris County; George Godwin, Judge.

Petition for Discretionary review from Court of Appeals, 14th Supreme Judicial District.

Bruce R. Hardesty, Austin, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty. and Kathleen Braddock, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was surety on a bond for Ronald Lynn Nash. The trial court ordered the bond forfeited and entered a final judgment against appellant and others in the amount of $110,645. This judgment was affirmed. Nash v. State, 811 S.W.2d 698 (Tex.App. — Houston [14th] 1991).

Appellant filed a petition for discretionary review of this opinion. The petition was granted October 16, 1991, to determine the effect of Matyastik v. State, 811 S.W.2d 102 (Tex.Cr.App. 1991), on the validity of Article 22.16(a), V.A.C.C.P. Appellant has now filed a motion to dismiss his petition. We grant appellant's motion.

Appellant's petition for discretionary review is dismissed.