In re J.C.C.

STONE, Justice.

J.C.C. appeals the juvenile court’s order certifying him to be tried as an adult.1 In four points of error, J.C.C. contends the trial court erred in finding the State exercised due diligence in bringing him to trial before his eighteenth birthday. We reverse and remand.

Background

J.C.C. and his twin brother were born on April 26, 1978. On February 21, 1995, when the boys were sixteen years old, they allegedly set fire to a convenience store and adjoining veterinary clinic. In December, J.C.C.’s brother pled true to arson and received “no disposition.” Although the State…