Mason Hunter Skillern v. the State of Texas

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-25-00125-CR __________________

MASON HUNTER SKILLERN, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 75th District Court Liberty County, Texas Trial Cause No. 23DC-CR-00978 __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On May 30, 2025, we abated Appeal Number 09-25-00125-CR for the trial

court to hold a hearing to determine whether the certification should be corrected to

state that Trial Cause Number 23DC-CR-00978 is a plea-bargain case. On June 3,

2025, the trial court held a hearing in which Appellant Mason Hunter Skillern

appeared and testified in open court that he no longer desires to pursue his appeal on

this matter. Skillern’s appellate counsel advised Skillern that with Skillern’s consent

he would file a motion to dismiss the appeal. Skillern advised the trial court that

1 Skillern had informed his appellate counsel that Skillern no longer wishes to pursue

his appeal.

Skillern’s statements in open court in the presence of his attorney constitute

good cause to suspend the operation of Rule 42.2(a) in accordance with Rule 2, and

not require Skillern and his appellate counsel to personally sign a written motion to

dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 2, 42.2(a). The Appellant has voluntarily

abandoned the appeal before our opinion issued. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.

See id. 43.2(f).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Submitted on July 8, 2025 Opinion Delivered July 9, 2025 Do Not Publish

Before Golemon, C.J., Johnson and Wright, JJ.