Order filed February 23, 2012
In The
Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-10-00051-CR
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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 Accordingly, our former opinion and judgment dated February 9, 2012, are withdrawn, and this appeal is permanently abated.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.