NUMBER 13-14-00637-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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MARTIN RANGEL, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
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On appeal from the 117th District Court
of Nueces County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Perkes
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Martin Rangel, was convicted of theft. On August 22, 2014, appellant
filed a notice of appeal by and through his attorney. Appellant’s attorney filed a motion
to abate the appeal advising the Court that he was unable to proceed with the appeal
because of an inability to contact the appellant. On July 7, 2015, this Court abated the
appeal and ordered the trial court to determine whether appellant could be located and
whether appellant desired to prosecute this appeal.
The trial court held a hearing on August 3, 2015. A supplemental record was filed
on August 6, 2015. Accordingly, this appeal is REINSTATED. Counsel for appellant
appeared, but appellant did not appear. The trial court found that appellant has advised
that he no longer wishes to pursue the appeal and recommended that appellant has
abandoned the appeal.
Based upon the recommendation of the trial court that appellant has abandoned
his appeal, we conclude that good cause exists to suspend the operation of Rule 42.2(a)
in this case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 2. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed the 8th
day of October, 2015.
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