Rodriguez v. State

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the County Court, sitting as the Juvenile Court, of Williamson County. The order' appealed from declared appellant, Cecil Rodriguez, a delinquent child and committed him to the custody of the Texas Youth Council. We reverse and vacate this judgment and dismiss these proceedings.

Before reaching the merits of this appeal, it is necessary that we first consider the state’s contention that the appeal must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. In this connection the State contends that, since it is undisputed that appellant did not file…