MELENDEZ v. STATE

No. 01-97-00870-CR.

4 S.W.3d 437 (1999)

Ricardo Alcides MELENDEZ, Appellant. v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee,

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

October 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lindeman, Houston, for Appellant.

John B. Holmes, William Delmore, III, Houston, for State.

Panel consists of Justices MIRABAL, HEDGES, and SMITH.


OPINION

JACKSON B. SMITH, Jr., Justice (Retired).

Appellant, Ricardo Alcides Melendez, was convicted of murder by a jury. The jury assessed punishment at 60 years confinement. Melendez, 16 years old at the time of the offense, had been certified by a juvenile court to stand trial as an adult.

In point of error one, Melendez contends that the criminal district court did not have jurisdiction because the juvenile court's waiver of jurisdiction violated...

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