Phillips, Steven Charles

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 23, 2007
• Docket: PD-1553-05
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

Nos. PD-1552-05 and PD-1553-05 STEVEN CHARLES PHILLIPS, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON APPELLANT'S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS COUNTY

Johnson, J., delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court.

O P I N I O N

Appellant appealed the trial court's denial of his motions for post-conviction DNA testing of evidence relevant to his 1982 convictions for aggravated rape and aggravated sexual abuse. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's orders denying DNA testing. Phillips v. State, Nos. 05-04-00532-CR and 05-04-00534-CR (Tex. App.-Dallas, delivered August 3, 2005). We granted appellant's petitions for discretionary review in each cause.

Appellant has moved to withdraw his appeal in each cause, stating that he no longer desires to pursue the appeal in these cases. He states that the state has now agreed to post-conviction DNA testing of the vaginal swab collected from the victim in these cases. He also states that "[s]ince said testing was the objective of [his] motion . . . and is the subject of the instant appeal, the State's willingness to allow testing appears to moot the instant appeal in all material respects." Appellant's motion states that, after discussing with counsel the advantages and disadvantages of continuing with the appeal, appellant wishes to withdraw the appeal and that appellant "is knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waiving his right to a decision by this Court on his pending appeals."

We grant appellant's motion and dismiss his appeals.

Delivered: May 23, 2007

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