Case Name: PUCKETT v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1949-10-19
Citations: 223 S.W.2d 634
Docket Number: No. 24464
Parties: PUCKETT v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 223
Pages: 634–634

Head Matter:
PUCKETT v. STATE.
No. 24464.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Oct. 19, 1949.
Allen, Locke & Kouri, Wichita Falls, John Story, Vernon, for appellant.
George P. Blackburn, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
BEAUCHAMP, Judge.
The appeal is from a conviction for murder. Pending the appeal and on April 2, 1949, the appellant died, as shown by affidavit of the sheriff and the concurrence of the district attorney.
Upon the showing of death thus presented, the appeal is abated.