Garland Earl Hawkins v. State

In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
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No. 06-08-00083-CR
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GARLAND EARL HAWKINS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 124th Judicial District Court
Gregg County, Texas
Trial Court No. 36,165-B
Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Moseley
MEMORANDUM OPINION
A jury convicted Garland Earl Hawkins of driving while intoxicated, subsequent offense, and
assessed punishment at three years' imprisonment. Hawkins filed his notice of appeal April 18,
2008.
This Court has now been informed that Hawkins has died.
The death of an appellant during the pendency of his or her appeal deprives this Court of
jurisdiction. TEX . R. APP . P. 7.1(a)(2); Whitmire v. State, 943 S.W.2d 894 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997);
Rheinlander v. State, 918 S.W.2d 527, 528 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). Accordingly, this appeal is
permanently abated.
Bailey C. Moseley
Justice
Date Submitted: July 2, 2008
Date Decided: July 3, 2008
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