Patrick Lambert v. State

Opinion

Motion Granted; Appeal Abated and Memorandum Opinion filed February 4, 2020.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-19-00892-CR

PATRICK LAMBERT, Appellant V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 209th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1451940

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On January 22, 2020, this court was formally notified of appellant’s death and furnished a copy of appellant’s death certificate. The death of an appellant during the pendency of an appeal deprives this court of jurisdiction. See Freeman v. State, 11 S.W.3d 240 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). When an appellant dies after an appeal is perfected but before this court issues the mandate, the appeal is to be permanently abated. See Tex. R. App. P. 7.1(a)(2); see also Graham v. State, 991 S.W.2d 802, 802–03 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). Accordingly, we order the appeal permanently abated.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Zimmerer, Spain, and Hassan. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).