Order entered October 28, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-14-01583-CR
BENJAMIN KNIGHTEN BURCH, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 204th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F09-00319-Q
ORDER
A letter sent to appellant notifying him of the Court’s submission date was returned by
the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with the handwritten notation “deceased” on the
envelope. The Clerk of the Court contacted the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and spoke
with an official at the Wynne Unit, who notified the Clerk of the Court that appellant passed
away on September 12, 2015.
Accordingly, under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 7.1(a)(2), we PERMANENTLY
ABATE this appeal.
/s/ MOLLY FRANCIS
JUSTICE