State of Texas v. R.R.S., a Juvenile

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ══════════ No. 17-0819 ══════════ STATE OF TEXAS, PETITIONER, v. R.R.S., A JUVENILE, RESPONDENT ══════════════════════════════════════════ ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS ══════════════════════════════════════════ Argued January 7, 2020 JUSTICE BOYD delivered the opinion of the Court. Under Texas law, a child younger than fourteen cannot legally “consent to sex” and thus, as a matter of law, cannot commit the offense of prostitution. In re B.W.,

313 S.W.3d 818, 822

(Tex. 2010). But can a child under fourteen commit…