Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2010-04-25 05:34:50+00
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                         FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                         _____________________

                              No. 95-20175
                            Summary Calendar
                         _____________________

     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                      Plaintiff-Appellee,

                                versus

     GARY ARTHUR,

                                      Defendant-Appellant.

     _______________________________________________________

         Appeal from the United States District Court for
                  the Southern District of Texas
                          (CR-H-94-120-4)
     _______________________________________________________
                         November 17, 1995

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, REAVLEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Gary Arthur appealed his criminal conviction to this court.

Subsequent to his appeal, he died.       “When a defendant dies

pending direct appeal of his criminal conviction, not only the

appeal but also all proceedings had in the prosecution from its

inception are abated.”     United States v. Cammarata, 721 F.2d 134

(5th Cir. 1983).

     *
      Local rule 47.5 provides: “The publication of opinions
that have no precedential value and merely decide particular
cases on the basis of well-settled principles of law imposes
needless expense on the public and burdens on the legal
profession.” Pursuant to that Rule, the Court has determined
that this opinion should not be published.
     We have been provided Arthur’s death certificate.    Arthur’s

attorney has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal based upon

Cammarata.   The government agrees.   Therefore, the motion is

granted, the appeal is dismissed as moot, and the case is

remanded with directions to the District Court to vacate the

judgment and dismiss the superseding indictment in United States

v. Arthur, Docket No. CR-H-94-120-4, United States District

Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.

     REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS.

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