IN RE J.M.R.

No. 03-03-00749-CV.

149 S.W.3d 289 (2004)

In the Matter of J.M.R.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

October 21, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruben V. Castaneda, Travis County Juvenile Public Defender, Austin, for Appellant.

Lisa Stewart, Assistant District Attorney, Austin, for Appellee.

Before Chief Justice LAW, Justices B.A. SMITH and PEMBERTON.


OPINION

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

Appellant, J.M.R., appeals the trial court's exercise of jurisdiction over this case. In his first issue, J.M.R. argues that he should have been charged with trespass on school grounds under the education code rather than criminal trespass under the penal code because the two statutes are in pari materia. Statutes are in pari materia if they touch upon the same subject, have the same general purpose, and...

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