Ex Parte: Joseph Rodriguez v. the State of Texas

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § No. 08-23-00154-CR EX PARTE § Appeal from the JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ, § 210th Judicial District Court Appellant. § of El Paso County, Texas § (TC# 20220D00564) MEMORANDUM OPINION Joseph Rodriguez appeals the trial court’s order denying his application for writ of habeas corpus.1 Rodriguez asserted that Texas statutes, which define age 17 as an age affecting criminal responsibility, are unconstitutional on their face and as applied to him under the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. See

Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 51.02(2);

Tex. Penal Code…