Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-10-28 17:10:50.378983+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:02:34.015018
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NUMBER 13-23-00193-CR

                                 COURT OF APPEALS

                      THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                        CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

REINALDO E. AREVALO RAMOS,                                                              Appellant,

                                                      v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,                                                                       Appellee.

                On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 13
                           of Bexar County, Texas.

                             MEMORANDUM OPINION
              Before Justices Benavides, Longoria, and Tijerina
                  Memorandum Opinion by Justice Tijerina

       This cause is before the court on appellant’s motion to dismiss this appeal which

indicates appellant wishes to withdraw his appeal.1 On August 17, 2023, this matter was

abated due to appellant’s failure to file a brief and remanded to the trial court to determine

       1 This case is before the Court on transfer from the Fourth Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket

equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001.
whether the appeal had been abandoned.

      On October 3, 2023, counsel for appellant filed a signed letter indicating appellant

wishes to withdraw the appeal which we construe as a motion to dismiss. Appellant signed

an attached affidavit confirming that it is his wish to withdraw the appeal and continue

probation. We find the motion and affidavit together meet the requirement of Texas Rule

of Appellate Procedure 42.2(a) that appellant and attorney must sign a written motion to

dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.2(a). Accordingly, we reinstate the matter;

without passing on the merits of the case, we grant the motion to dismiss 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.

                                                                     JAIME TIJERINA
                                                                     Justice

Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Delivered and filed on the
26th day of October, 2023.

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