George Allen Williams v. State
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Opinion
In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
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No. 06-07-00182-CR ______________________________
GEORGE ALLEN WILLIAMS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 71st Judicial District Court Harrison County, Texas Trial Court No. 05-0331X
Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Carter MEMORANDUM OPINION
A jury convicted George Allen Williams of capital murder, and he was sentenced by the trial
court to life imprisonment. Williams filed his timely notice of appeal October 24, 2007.
This Court has now been informed that Williams has died.
The death of an appellant during the pendency of his or her appeal deprives this Court of
jurisdiction. TEX . R. APP . P. 7.1(a)(2); Whitmire v. State, 943 S.W.2d 894 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997);
Rheinlander v. State, 918 S.W.2d 527, 528 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). Accordingly, this appeal is
permanently abated.
Jack Carter Justice
Date Submitted: January 28, 2008 Date Decided: January 29, 2008
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