Legal Opinion
Melendez v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided January 5, 1994No. 04-92-00588-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTTS, Justice.
Appellant was convicted of two offenses: aggravated sexual assault and murder. After a jury trial of the cases, which were tried together, the jury found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at imprisonment for life and a $10,000 fine in each case. We affirm.
The requirements and procedures governing the juvenile court’s waiver of jurisdiction and discretionary transfer to criminal court are delineated in Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 54.02 (Vernon 1986 & Supp.1994). 1 Not yet 17 years of age at the time of the commission of the offenses, appellant was tried as an adult after a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Meek v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Roquemore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
- In re J.L.W.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1996
- In the Matter of R. J. H.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2000
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