
    William Edward BEARD, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.
    No. 11-97-00401-CR.
    Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.
    June 18, 2003.
    Melvyn Carson Bruder, Dallas, for appellant.
    Bill Hill, Dist. Atty. Criminal Dist. Attorney-Appellate Section, Dallas, for ap-pellee.
    Panel consists of: ARNOT, C.J., and WRIGHT, J., and DICKENSON, S.J.
    
    
      
      . Bob Dickenson, Retired Justice, Court of Appeals, 11th District of Texas at Eastland sitting by assignment.
    
   OPINION

PER CURIAM.

On 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 Pursuant to Beard, our opinion and judgment dated November 4, 1999, are hereby withdrawn.  