Opinion
No. 10-12-00120-CR
10-11-2012
ADAM W. RUFFIN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
From the County Court at Law
Coryell County, Texas
Trial Court No. 11-61394
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Adam Wade Ruffin perfected this appeal from his conviction for assault family violence. This Court has not issued an opinion or mandate in the appeal. Ruffin has since died, and this Court received a copy of Ruffin's death certificate. Ruffin's death during the pendency of his criminal appeal deprives this Court of jurisdiction. Freeman v. State, 11 S.W.3d 240 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). The proper action is permanent abatement of the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2).
Accordingly, this appeal is permanently abated.
AL SCOGGINS
Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins
Appeal Permanently Abated
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