IN RE R. E. J.

No. 16321.

511 S.W.2d 347 (1974)

In the Matter of R. E. J.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1974.

Second Rehearing Denied June 20, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Williamson, Houston, Ann M. Zimmerer, Pasadena, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Gerald Mackney, Elizabeth Bridges, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, for appellee.


PEDEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order finding appellant, a child, to have engaged in the delinquent conduct of burglary and committing him to the Texas Youth Council.

The only evidence linking the appellant to the burglary was an oral confession admitted over his objection.

This suit was filed after Title III of Vernon's Texas Family Code became effective on September 1, 1973, so its provisions for procedure and admission of evidence governed...

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