THOMPSON, Justice.
Defendant's counsel filed a suggestion of death, pointing out that defendant died in prison pending this appeal. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as moot. Grogan v. State, 248 Ga. 312 ( 283 S.E.2d 899) (1981); Buttrum v. State, 248 Ga. 306 ( 283 S.E.2d 899) (1981); McClendon v. State, 220 Ga. App. 205 ( 469 S.E.2d 551) (1996).