George S. Chapple v. The State of Texas Appeal from 227th Judicial District Court of Bexar County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-20-00453-CR George S. CHAPPLE, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 227th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2016CR7642 Honorable Laura Lee Parker, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Delivered and Filed: December 2, 2020 ABATED On September 21, 2020, appellant’s counsel filed a letter informing the court that appellant George S. Chapple died on April 5, 2020, while in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The death of an appellant during the pendency of an appeal deprives this court of jurisdiction. Molitor v. State, 862 S.W.2d 615, 616 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993); Marez v. State, No. 04-05-00651-CR, 2006 WL 118384, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Jan. 18, 2006, no pet.). Under 04-20-00453-CR these circumstances, the appropriate disposition is the permanent abatement of the appeal. TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2). It is therefore ordered that this appeal is permanently abated. PER CURIAM DO NOT PUBLISH -2-

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