Legal Opinion

In re of S.C.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 9, 1990No. Nos. 3-88-144-CV, 3-89-087-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

CARROLL, Justice.

The opinion of the Court in this cause, handed down on March 21, 1990, is withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted therefor.

This appeal involves several constitutional challenges to the Texas determinate sentencing statute for violent juvenile offenders. The State alleged that appellant committed murder at the age of 16. A jury found that he engaged in delinquent conduct and committed him to the Texas Youth Commission subject to transfer to the penitentiary for a total of 30 years. At the age of 18, appellant was transferred from the Texas…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Rose v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Texas National Guard Armory Board. v. McCrawTexas Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Turner v. TurnerTexas Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Barefield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Santiago v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. In Re HallTexas Supreme Court · 2009
  2. R.X.F. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. S.D.W., Matter OfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. In the Interest of D.Z., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1994
  5. Thompson v. Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995

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