Ex Parte Mercado

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is a post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Article 11.07, V.A.C.C.P.

Petitioner contends that because of the language of V.T.C.A., Family Code, Section 51.02(1)(B)1 and his prior adjudicated status as a delinquent child,2 the district court lacked jurisdiction to try him for the offense of aggravated robbery committed after his 17th birthday without a waiver of jurisdiction being entered by the juvenile court under Section 54.02 of the Family Code.

We cannot interpret the statutory provisions cited to us without reference to their context.…