Daniel Gomez v. the State of Texas

Opinion

NUMBER 13-24-00116-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________

DANIEL GOMEZ, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________

ON APPEAL FROM THE 197TH DISTRICT COURT OF CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS ____________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Silva, Peña, and Cron Memorandum Opinion by Justice Peña

Appellant Daniel Gomez perfected this appeal from a judgment of conviction

entered by the 197th District Court of Cameron County, Texas in trial court cause number

2022-DCR-2225. Appellant’s counsel has now filed an amended motion to permanently

abate the appeal, based on the death of appellant Daniel Gomez. According to the motion, appellant died on June 27, 2025, after appeal was perfected, but before this Court issued

its mandate. See TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2).

We grant appellant’s counsel’s amended motion, and, in accordance with Texas

Rule of Appellate Procedure 7.1(a)(2), we hereby order the appeal permanently abated.

L. ARON PEÑA JR. Justice

Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Delivered and filed on the 21st day of August, 2025.