Graham v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

A jury convicted appellant, Donald Ray Graham, of attempted murder and assessed punishment at imprisonment for ten years. The Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Graham v. State, 950 S.W.2d 724 (Tex.App.—Beaumont 1997). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to address the Court of Appeals’ decision concerning lesser included offenses.

Appellant has died. Under our precedents, the death of an appellant during the pendency of his appeal deprives this Court and the Court of Appeals of jurisdiction. Ryan v.…