Joseph Christian Brasher v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 21, 2009
• Docket: 13-09-00357-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBERS 13-09-00357-CR AND 13-09-00358-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

JOSEPH CHRISTIAN BRASHER, Appellant,

v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On appeal from the 156th District Court of Bee County, Texas.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Garza Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, Joseph Christian Brasher, perfected separate appeals from judgments

entered by the 156th District Court of Bee County, Texas in trial court cause numbers

B-08-2203-0-CR-B and B-08-2204-0-CR-B. Counsel for appellant has now filed a motion

to permanently abate these appeals based on the death of appellant, Joseph Christian Brasher. According to counsel’s motion, appellant died after the appeal was perfected, but

before this Court issued its mandate. See TEX . R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2).

We grant counsel's motion, and, in accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate

Procedure 7.1(a)(2), we hereby order these appeals permanently ABATED.

PER CURIAM

Do not publish.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

Delivered and filed the 21st day of December, 2009.