NUMBER 13-17-00553-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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JAMES EDWARD CASTILLEJA JR., Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
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On appeal from the 20th District Court
of Milam County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Contreras and Hinojosa
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Valdez
Appellant, James Edward Castilleja Jr., by and through his attorney, has filed a
motion to dismiss his appeal because he no longer desires to prosecute it.1 See TEX. R.
1This case is before the Court on transfer from the Third Court of Appeals in Austin pursuant to a
docket equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 73.001
(West, Westlaw through 2017 R.S.).
APP. P. 42.2(a). Without passing on the merits of the case, we grant the motion to
dismiss pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.2(a) and dismiss the appeal.
Having dismissed the appeal at appellant's request, no motion for rehearing will be
entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith.
/s/ Rogelio Valdez
ROGELIO VALDEZ
Chief Justice
Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed the
26th day of October, 2017.
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