R.E.D., Matter Of

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

After a bench trial, the court found that appellant, a 15-year-old juvenile, engaged in delinquent conduct in that he committed the offense of aggravated assault. At the disposition hearing, the court found appellant to be in need of rehabilitation and committed him to the Texas Youth Commission.

In the early morning hours of October 6, 1988, two police officers noticed a gray Lincoln Town Car speeding down the street. They began to follow it, and the car continued at the same high rate of speed. The Lincoln’s driver, later discovered to be appellant, ignored the…