MATTER OF D. M.

No. 9210.

611 S.W.2d 880 (1980)

In the Matter of D. M.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

December 31, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McGowan & McGowan, P. C., Bradford L. Moore, Brownfield, for appellant.

G. Dwayne Pruitt, Brownfield, for appellee.


REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Eighteen year old D. M. appeals from an order of the juvenile court of Terry County waiving its exclusive original jurisdiction and transferring him to the district court for criminal proceedings. D. M. contends the order is (1) barred by his constitutional protection for prior jeopardy, (2) void for lack of juvenile court jurisdiction, and violative of both (3) his constitutional right to a speedy trial and (4) the statutory guarantees afforded...

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