In re R.J.J.

OPINION

In this juvenile murder case, we consider whether a sentencing provision that references a Penal Code statute applies to the statute as it existed before its amendment in 1994, or as it existed at the time of the offense, which occurred after the amendment. The trial court submitted a jury question that reflected a hybrid of the two statutes, and the defendant was convicted. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial, instructing the trial court to apply the pre-amendment version of the statute. — S.W.2d -. We agree that the case must be remanded, but we disagree with…