¶1OPINION
¶2On June 11, 2003, the Court of Criminal Appeals issued an opinion stating that it had been furnished with a death certificate showing that William Edward Beard, Jr. had died on August 5, 1999. Beard v. State, 108 S.W.3d 304 (Tex.Cr.App.2003)(not yet reported). The court then permanently abated the appeal and directed this court to withdraw our opinion in the case. Pursuant to Beard, our opinion and judgment dated November 4, 1999, are hereby withdrawn.