Duane Phillip Ranthum v. State
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Opinion
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DUANE PHILLIP RANTHUM, Appellant,
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
Appellee, The State of Texas, by and through its attorney, has filed a motion for involuntary dismissal of the appeal. Appellant was sentenced to thirty-five years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division for aggravated assault. The State's motion is supported by affidavit, showing that appellant escaped from custody on December 24, 2008, and that appellant remains at large and has not returned to custody. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.4. Appellant's counsel has not filed a reply to the State's motion. Without passing on the merits of the case, we grant the motion to involuntarily dismiss pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.4 and dismiss the appeal.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish. See Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
Memorandum Opinion delivered and
filed this the 26th day of February, 2009.
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