Richardson v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of aggravated robbery. V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 29.03. The jury assessed punishment at 75 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant was sixteen years old at the time of the offense and was certified to be tried as an adult by the 314th District Court of Harris County. In a published opinion 1 the Court of Appeals found no error and affirmed appellant's conviction holding inter alia, that mere retention of juvenile jurisdiction over one offense in a…