Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-05-20 18:09:21.945269+00
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NUMBER 13-22-00624-CR

                             COURT OF APPEALS

                   THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                     CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
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MICHELLE HERNANDEZ LEAL,                                                     Appellant,

                                           v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,                                 Appellee.
____________________________________________________________

              On appeal from the 24th District Court
                    of DeWitt County, Texas.
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                         MEMORANDUM OPINION
             Before Justices Benavides, Longoria, and Tijerina
                 Memorandum Opinion by Justice Tijerina

      Appellant, Michelle Hernandez Leal, perfected this appeal from a judgment of

conviction entered by the 24th District Court of DeWitt County, Texas in trial court cause

number 19-08-13,149A. Appellant’s counsel has now filed a motion to permanently abate

the appeal, based on the death of appellant, Michelle Hernandez Leal. According to the
motion, appellant died on March 24, 2023, after appeal was perfected, but before this

Court issued its mandate. See TEX. R. APP. P. 7.1(a)(2).

      We grant appellant’s motion, and, in accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate

Procedure 7.1(a)(2), we hereby order the appeal permanently abated. Additionally,

appellant’s appointed counsel’s motion to withdraw as attorney of record is granted.

                                                                    JAIME TIJERINA
                                                                    Justice

Do not publish.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

Delivered and filed on the
18th day of May, 2023.

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