Legal Opinion
In re S.D.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 20, 1983No. 9200PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLEIL, Justice.
This appeal from a juvenile court’s waiver of jurisdiction and transfer of proceedings to district court presents one basic issue. Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 53.05 (Vernon 1975) provides that after a petition for judicial proceedings concerning a detained juvenile is filed, the court shall set a hearing not later than 10 days after the filing. The issue before us is this: Does the 10 day requirement impose a jurisdictional limitation requiring dismissal of the proceedings in the absence of a timely setting? We conclude that it does not impose a jurisdictional limitation and affirm.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. ArmourIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- L. L. S. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- L. L. S. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- R . E. M. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re J.L.W.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Melendez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1994
- Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1992
- Matter of SDCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983