in the Matter of E. F.

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-97-00803-CV

In the Matter of E. F.

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 98TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. J-16,361, HONORABLE JOHN K. DIETZ, JUDGE PRESIDING

A jury found that appellant, a juvenile, did engage in delinquent conduct by committing the offense of capital murder. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 54.03 (West 1996); Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03 (West 1994). Appellant waived his right to have the jury determine his disposition, and the juvenile court assessed a 17-year determinate sentence. In two points of error, appellant argues that the…