Case Name: Edmond Leon LEOPARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1968-06-12
Citations: 429 S.W.2d 150
Docket Number: No. 41316
Parties: Edmond Leon LEOPARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 429
Pages: 150–151

Head Matter:
Edmond Leon LEOPARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 41316.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
June 12, 1968.
Hollis D. Garmon, Greenville, for appellant.
Cameron McKinney, Dist. Atty., Green-ville, and Leon B. Douglas, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
OPINION
BELCHER, Judge.
The conviction is for the offense of burglary with intent to commit theft with two prior convictions of felonies less than capital alleged for enhancement; the punishment life.
It is shown by affidavit of the sheriff of Hunt County, Texas, that on May 27, 1968, Edmond Leon Leopard, the appellant in this cause, escaped from his custody, and has not voluntarily returned or been recaptured. At the time of his escape the appellant's appeal was pending before this court. Arts. 44.09 and 44.10 Vernon's Ann. C.C.P.
The state's motion is granted.
The appeal is dismissed.