Arango v. State

OPINION

Rebeca Huddle, Justice

When Miguel Arango was 16, a juvenile court concluded that because of the seriousness of the offense with which he was charged—aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon—the welfare of the community required criminal proceedings. The juvenile court therefore transferred the case to criminal district court, for him to be tried as an adult.

Nine years later, Arango, still having not been tried, filed a pretrial habeas application in the criminal district court, contending that the juvenile court’s transfer was deficient under Moon v. State, 451 S.W.3d 28 (Tex. Crim.…