In re D. W. M.

This case involves an order of a juvenile court waiving its jurisdiction and transferring a juvenile to a district court for criminal proceedings. At issue is whether the juvenile court had jurisdiction to consider *852discretionary transfer where the record shows that the juvenile was not served with a summons to the hearing.

D.W.M. was alleged to have participated in the murder of Chester Brooks and the burglary of his store on January 17,1977, in Limestone County, Texas. At the time of the commission of the alleged offenses, D.W.M. was sixteen years old. Pursuant to Section 54.02 of the Texas…