Ex parte Rogers

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

This is an application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Art. 11.07, V.A.C. C.P.

On March 17, 1977, petitioner entered a plea of nolo contendere to the offense of murder in the 212th District Court of Galveston County and punishment was assessed by the court at fifteen years. No appeal was taken from this conviction. Petitioner contends that the conviction is void because the trial court “failed to hold an examining trial in violation of the mandatory provisions of the Texas Family Code, Sec. 54.02(h).”

Petitioner, a juvenile at the time the offense in…