In re B.V.

I respectfully dissent. I do not agree with the majority that the missing elements on the pleading to waive jurisdiction can be supplied by another pleading. I would sustain appellant’s first ground of error and reverse and remand the case for a new trial.

This is an appeal in a juvenile case in which the juvenile court waived its jurisdiction over B.V., and transferred his case to the district court for criminal proceedings. The main issue is whether the petition to transfer was defective because it failed to comply with the mandatory provisions of § 53.04(d) Tex.Fam.Code (Supp.1981).

The…