Sharon Lee Carpenter v. State of Texas

Opinion

Order filed February 23, 2012

                                                                       In The

  Eleventh Court of Appeals

                                                                   __________

                                                         No. 11-10-00051-CR

                            SHARON LEE CARPENTER, Appellant

                                                             V.

                                      STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                                   On Appeal from the 35th District Court

                                                           Brown County, Texas

                                                   Trial Court Cause No. CR19691

                                                                     O R D E R

            After this court issued an opinion affirming the trial court’s judgment, counsel for Sharon Lee Carpenter notified this court that Carpenter is deceased.  Carpenter’s death deprives this court of jurisdiction.  See Molitor v. State, 862 S.W.2d 615 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993).  If an appellant in a criminal case dies after an appeal is perfected but before mandate has issued, the appeal must be permanently abated.  Tex. R. App. P. 7.1(a)(2).  Accordingly, our former opinion and judgment dated February 9, 2012, are withdrawn, and this appeal is permanently abated. 

February 23, 2012                                                                               PER CURIAM

Panel consists of: Wright, C.J.,

McCall, J., and Kalenak, J.