Johnson v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for voluntary manslaughter following a jury trial on a murder indictment. The punishment is imprisonment for ten years.

At the time of the offense, appellant was fifteen years of age. Appellant contends that the juvenile court did not have jurisdiction to consider discretionary transfer of the case to district court for criminal prosecution, and the order waiving jurisdiction and certifying him for criminal prosecution in the district court was void, because he was not served with a proper summons. We agree and reverse the conviction.

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