IN RE R.J.J.

No. 97-0819.

959 S.W.2d 185 (1998)

In re R.J.J., a Minor, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Texas.

January 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Smith, Henderson, Dan Morales, Austin, for petitioner.

Clifton L. Holmes, Longview, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

In this juvenile murder case, we consider whether a sentencing provision that references a Penal Code statute applies to the statute as it existed before its amendment in 1994, or as it existed at the time of the offense, which occurred after the amendment. The trial court submitted a jury question that reflected a hybrid of the two statutes, and the defendant was convicted. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial,...

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