R. E. M. v. State

CADENA, Justice.

Appellant here assails the order of the juvenile court of Bexar County certifying him for trial as an adult and transferring the case to the criminal district court.

Appellant was born on April 17, 1957. On April 19, 1974, when appellant was 17 years of age, a petition seeking a declaration that appellant was a delinquent child was filed by the district attorney. The petition alleged that on April 8, 1974, at which time appellant was under the age of 17, appellant “intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Leonard G. Sella by shooting the said Leonard G. Sella with a…