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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