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In re D.W.L.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 2, 1992No. C14-91-00474-CVPublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Judge.

Appellant, D.W.L., appeals the juvenile court’s order waiving exclusive jurisdiction of the cause against him pursuant to TexFam.Code Ann. § 54.02(a). (Vernon Supp. 1992). The juvenile court transferred the cause to the criminal district court where appellant would be tried as an adult for the offense of capital murder. In two points of error, appellant contends the trial court erred in waiving its exclusive jurisdiction because the State failed to exercise due diligence in serving appellant’s parents pursuant to Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 53.07(b) and the evidence was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

3Cited by36 opinions

  1. J.P.O., Matter OfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  2. In re C.M. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. M.A., Matter OfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. In re D.L.N.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. In re K.B.H.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1995

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