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E----- A----- W----- v. STATE

No. 5620.

547 S.W.2d 63 (1977)

E----- A----- W-----, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied March 3, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Schieffelin, Austin, for appellant.

W. D. Ralston, Jr., Corsicana, for appellee.

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a juvenile case. After jury trial, the trial court adjudged the eleven year old minor child in question to have engaged in delinquent conduct and committed her to the Texas Youth Council. A written confession by the minor was admitted in evidence during the adjudication phase of the trial.

The central question before us is whether or not this eleven year old child "knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily" waived...

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