Legal Opinion

Grayless v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 21, 1978No. 56346PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder; the punishment is imprisonment for twenty-five years.

At the time of the offense the appellant was fifteen years of age. The offense occurred on August 17, 1973; appellant was born on January 21, 1958. Appellant contends that he was not served with summons and the juvenile court did not have jurisdiction over him in the proceeding in which he was certified as an adult for criminal prosecution; therefore, the order waiving jurisdiction and certifying him for criminal prosecution as an adult was void. The State •…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Hull v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Chapman v. EvansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Wade v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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