In the Matter of J.W.G.

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

The State of Texas appeals the tidal court’s dismissal, for lack of speedy trial, of the State’s two-count petition requesting determinate sentencing of appellee, J.W.G., in juvenile proceedings. We conduct a de novo review, utilizing the four factors from Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S.Ct. 2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101 (1972). We reverse.

Procedural Background

On July 18, 1996, J.W.G. received probation in Cause No. 5209G for indecent exposure to a four-year-old boy (the boy). On July 6, 1996, J.W.G. allegedly committed an aggravated sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl…