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Abated and Memorandum Opinion filed March 23, 2006.
 
 
 
In The
 
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-04-01162-CR 
NO. 14-04-01163-CR 
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MICHAEL LORREN MERRILL, Appellant
 
V.
 
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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On Appeal from the 23rd District Court
Brazoria County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 46,207 & 46,208
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M E M O R A N D U M   O P I N I O N
These appeals were submitted without oral argument on
December 13, 2005.  The court was
subsequently notified that appellant died on January 18, 2006.  On March 16, 2006, the court was formally
notified of appellant=s death and furnished a copy of appellant=s death certificate.  The death of an appellant during the pendency
of an appeal deprives this court of jurisdiction.  See Ryan v. State, 891 S.W.2d 275
(Tex. Crim. App. 1994).  When an
appellant dies after an appeal is perfected but before this court issues the
mandate, the appeal is to be permanently abated.  See Tex.
R. App. P. 7.1(a)(2). 




Accordingly, we order these appeals permanently abated. 
PER CURIAM
 
Memorandum Opinion filed March 23,
2006.
Panel consists of Chief Justice
Hedges and Justices Yates and Anderson. 
Do Not Publish C Tex. R. App. P.
47.2(b).
 
 
 

