Legal Opinion

In re J.G.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 5, 2016No. 01-15-01025-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Evelyn V. Keyes, Justice

In this accelerated appeal, after the State alleged that appellant, J.G., who was sixteen years old at the time, had engaged in delinquent conduct, the trial court waived its jurisdiction and certified appellant to stand trial as an adult. Appellant pleaded guilty to the offense of aggravated robbery in the criminal district court, but the Fourteenth Court of Appeals held that the juvenile court abused its discretion in waiving jurisdiction and reversed appellant’s conviction. See [J.G.] v. State, 471 S.W.3d 1 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2014, no pet.)…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Montgomery v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  4. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Lockhart v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  4. In re C.R.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  5. Morrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016

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