Opinion
No. 11-13-00098-CR
04-17-2014
TERRY WAYNE LEWIS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 244th District Court
Ector County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. C-37,604
ORDER
The State and opposing counsel have filed in this court a joint motion to permanently abate this appeal due to the death of Terry Wayne Lewis. The death certificate is attached to the motion. Lewis'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).
The joint motion is granted, and this appeal is permanently abated.
PER CURIAM Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Panel consists of: Wright, C.J.,
Willson, J., and Bailey, J.