261 S.W. 780
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 7, 1924
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1924-05-07
<p>Criminal law <&wkey;1070 — Death of appellant abates appeal.</p> <p>Where death of appellant is made known to court by duly verified affidavit, appeal will be abated.</p> <p>CgsaFor other eases see same topic and KEY-NUMBER In all Key-Numbered Digests and Indexes</p>
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Appeal abated · Decided 1924-05-07
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¶1The conviction is for manslaughter; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of five years.
¶2The opinion heretofore rendered, affirming the judgment, is withdrawn.
¶3The death of the appellant having been made known to this court by an affidavit duly verified, it is ordered that the appeal be abated.