RAFAEL CHAVEZ v. THE STATE OF TEXAS--Appeal from 117th District Court of Nueces County
Annotate this Case13-07-00078-CR, 13-07-00079-CR, 13-07-00080-CR
& 13-07-00081-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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RAFAEL CHAVEZ, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
____________________________________________________________On appeal from the 117th District Court of Nueces County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Ya ez, Garza, and Benavides
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Rafael Chavez, perfected separate appeals from judgments entered by the 117th District Court of Nueces County, Texas in trial court cause numbers 06-CR-4237-B, 06-CR-4246-B, 06-CR-4249-B, 06-CR-4250-B, 06-CR-4251-B, and 06-CR-4369-B. Counsel for appellant has now filed a motion to permanently abate these appeals based on the death of appellant, Rafael Chavez. According to counsel's motion, appellant died on October 22, 2007, after appeal was perfected, but before this Court issued its mandate. See Tex. R. App. P. 7.1(a)(2).
We grant counsel's motion, and, in accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 7.1(a)(2), we hereby order these appeals permanently ABATED.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish. See Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed
this the 15th day of November, 2007.
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