                 IN THE NINTH COURT OF APPEALS
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                                 09-17-00421-CR
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                              Rodney Elliot Dunlap
                                       v.
                               The State of Texas

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                               On Appeal from the
             County Court at Law No 5 of Montgomery County, Texas
                           Trial Cause No. 17-322546
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                                  JUDGMENT

     THE NINTH COURT OF APPEALS, having considered this cause on
appeal, concludes that the appeal should be dismissed. IT IS THEREFORE
ORDERED, in accordance with the Court’s opinion, that the appeal is
dismissed.
              Opinion of the Court delivered by Justice Hollis Horton
                               December 13, 2017
                             APPEAL DISMISSED
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      Copies of this judgment and the Court’s opinion are certified for
observance.



                                            Carol Anne Harley
                                            Clerk of the Court
