Black, Martel Shanidi

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 25, 2021
• Docket: PD-0535-21
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-0535-21

MARTEL SHANIDI BLACK, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HARRIS COUNTY

Per curiam.

ORDER

A jury convicted Appellant of assault and assessed punishment at 120 days in county

jail, probated for 31 days. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Black

v. State, No. 14-20-00470-CR (Tex. App. — Houston [14 th], delivered May 27, 2021). On

July 22, 2021, Appellant filed a petition for discretionary review. However, Appellant has

died and counsel for Appellant has filed a motion to dismiss the petition for discretionary

review and permanently abate the appeal. Black - 2

Under Tex.R. App. Pro. 7.1(a)(2), if an appellant in a criminal case dies after an

appeal is perfected but before the appellate court issues the mandate, the appeal will be

permanently abated. See also Graham v. State, 991 S.W.2d 802 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).

Therefore, Appellant’s motion is granted, Appellant’s petition for discretionary review is

dismissed, and the Fourteenth Court of Appeals is directed to withdraw its prior opinion and

permanently abate the appeal of this case.

Delivered: August 25, 2021 Do not publish