George Allen Williams v. State

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-07-00182-CR

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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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