Ex parte Pruitt

The relator was charged by indictment with the offense of burglary, which is a felony. He filed in the district court a written sworn statement that he was under 17 years of age, as required by article *3931195, C. C. P., and proved by evidence that he was under 17 years old. Thereupon the court dismissed the prosecution, and the complaint and information were filed charging that the relator was a delinquent child and a male person under the age of 17 years, and stating additional facts sufficient to allege that he had committed a burglary. On his trial before a jury he was found guilty of…