Richard v. State
This text of 279 S.W.2d 865 (Richard v. State) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
The conviction is for contributing to the delinquency of a minor; the punishment, a fine of $250 and six" months in the county jail.
It has been shown by the proper authority that the appellant has djed since the filing of his appeal in this court. Accompanying the record is a certified copy of the death certificate issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Department of Health verifying such fact.
The death of the appellant deprives this court of jurisdiction of the appeal. It' is therefore abated.
Opinion approved by the court.
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279 S.W.2d 865, 1955 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2117, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/richard-v-state-texcrimapp-1955.