DocketNumber： 10-12-00120-CR
Filed Date： 10/11/2012
Status： Precedential
Modified Date： 10/16/2015
IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-12-00120-CR ADAM W. RUFFIN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the County Court at Law Coryell County, Texas Trial Court No. 11-61394 MEMORANDUM OPINION Adam Wade Ruffin perfected this appeal from his conviction for assault family violence. This Court has not issued an opinion or mandate in the appeal. Ruffin has since died, and this Court received a copy of Ruffin’s death certificate. Ruffin’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Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins Appeal Permanently Abated Opinion delivered and filed October 11, 2012 Do not publish [CR25] Adam W. Ruffin v. The State of Texas Page 2