W.J.M.A. v. State

KEITH, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of Jefferson County, Texas, sitting as a juvenile court, declaring that appellant engaged in delinquent conduct and committing appellant to the custody of the Texas Youth Council.

It was charged that appellant committed theft by obtaining and exercising control over property without the owner’s effective consent. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 31.03 (b)(1) (Supp. 1980). It was alleged that the value of the stolen property was more than $20 but less than $200 so that if appellant had been charged as an adult, the crime would have been…