Legal Opinion

V.C.H., Matter Of

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 17, 1980No. 17630PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PEDEN, Justice.

V.C.H., a minor, appeals from an order of a family district court, sitting as a juvenile court (hereinafter called juvenile court), waiving its exclusive jurisdiction and transferring appellant to the criminal district court to stand trial for murder as an adult. He asserts that the juvenile court: 1) erred in overruling his motion for a separate jury trial on the issue of his fitness to proceed with the transfer hearing, 2) erred in overruling his motion for commitment to a hospital for psychiatric testing, 3) erred in allowing in evidence certain psychiatric reports which…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Caballero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Callaway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Meza v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Ex Parte CalvinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Matter of EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Lawson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2009
  4. V. C. H. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Ex parte AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981

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