Francis Antony Sparks v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-24-00377-CR
FRANCIS ANTONY SPARKS, APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 2 Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1745093, Honorable Steve Jumes, Presiding
April 11, 2025 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before PARKER and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ.
Appellant, Francis Antony Sparks, appeals his conviction for murder1 and sentence
to twenty-five years of confinement.2 Pending before this Court is Appellant’s motion
seeking to voluntarily dismiss the appeal. As required by Rule of Appellate Procedure
42.2(a), the motion to dismiss is signed by both Appellant and his attorney. As no decision
1 See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02(c).
2 Originally appealed to the Second Court of Appeals, this appeal was transferred to this Court by
the Texas Supreme Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001. of the Court has been delivered, the motion is granted and the appeal is dismissed. No
motion for rehearing will be entertained and our mandate will issue forthwith.
Per Curiam
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