Legal Opinion
In Re NJA
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1999No. 97-1146Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
997 S.W.2d 554 (1999)
In the Matter of N.J. A., Respondent.
No. 97-1146.
Supreme Court of Texas.
Argued November 17, 1998.
Decided July 1, 1999.
Alan Curry, John B. Holmes, Jr., Barbara K. Twigg, Houston, for Relator.
Gary M. Polland, Dionne Susan Press, Houston, for Respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · BakerJustice Baker, joined by Justice Enoch, Justice Owen, Justice Hankinson, Justice O'Neill and Justice Gonzales
In this case, we consider whether a juvenile court had jurisdiction over N.J.A., a juvenile defendant, who was eighteen years old when her adjudication hearing began. The court of appeals held that the juvenile court did not have jurisdiction over N.J.A., and, therefore, the juvenile court erred in signing an adjudication…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Withers v. PattersonTexas Supreme Court · 1864
- In re N.J. A.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
- J.K.A. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- J.B.S., Matter OfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
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