Samuel Rushton Keator v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Samuel Rushton Keator v. State

DecidedJanuary 11, 2017

Docket10-16-00328-CR

StatusPublished

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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-16-00328-CR

SAMUEL RUSHTON KEATOR, Appellant v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

From the 335th District Court Burleson County, Texas Trial Court No. 14,919

ABATEMENT ORDER

Samuel Rushton Keator perfected this appeal from his conviction for possession

with intent to deliver a controlled substance. This Court has not issued an opinion or

mandate in the appeal. Keator has since died, and this Court received documents

verifying his death. Keator’s death during the pendency of his criminal appeal deprives

this Court of jurisdiction. Freeman v. State, 11 S.W.3d 240 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). The

proper action is permanent abatement of the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2). Accordingly, this appeal is permanently abated.

AL SCOGGINS Justice

Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins Appeal Permanently Abated Opinion delivered and filed January 11, 2017 Do not publish [CR25]

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