Forder v. State

OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, ninety-nine years.

At the time of the alleged commission of the offense the appellant was sixteen years of age. The Juvenile Court of Runnels County, the county in which the alleged offense occurred, waived jurisdiction and certified the appellant to the District Court under the authority of Article 2338-1(6), Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Civ.St., to be tried as an adult. The District Court of Runnels County granted a change of venue to Tom Green County where *380the trial was had from which this appeal was taken.

The appellant contends that…