Moreno v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

Conviction is for murder with malice; the punishment, fifteen years.

In ground of error one, appellant urges that the trial court had no jurisdiction over the appellant. Appellant was between the ages of fifteen and seventeen years at the time of the offense. The Juvenile Court had jurisdiction in this case under Art. 2338-1, Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Civ.St.; 1 held a certification hearing under Sec. 6 of this statute; and entered an order that its jurisdiction was waived and that appellant be transferred to the District Court for criminal proceedings. 2

The appellant’s specific…