Opinion
No. 11-10-00051-CR
02-23-2012
SHARON LEE CARPENTER, Appellant v. STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 35th District Court
Brown County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CR19691
ORDER
After this court issued an opinion affirming the trial court's judgment, counsel for Sharon Lee Carpenter notified this court that Carpenter is deceased. Carpenter's death deprives this court of jurisdiction. See Molitor v. State, 862 S.W.2d 615 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993). If an appellant in a criminal case dies after an appeal is perfected but before mandate has issued, the appeal must be permanently abated. TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2). Accordingly, our former opinion and judgment dated February 9, 2012, are withdrawn, and this appeal is permanently abated.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of: Wright, C.J.,
McCall, J., and Kalenak, J.