In re C.M. v. State

OPINION

STONE, Justice.

Appellant appeals the trial court’s order certifying him to be tried as an adult for the offense of intentionally and knowingly causing the death of Rogelio Garcia, Jr. by shooting him with a firearm in violation of Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 1994). We affirm.

On January 13, 1994, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Appellant and a friend were walking through the Alazan-Apache Courts, a public housing project in San Antonio, when they came across Garcia and others spray painting graffiti on a wall. According to Appellant’s voluntary confession, which was before the…