IN RE J.P.

No. 03-0266.

136 S.W.3d 629 (2004)

In The Matter of J.P., A Juvenile.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided May 14, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert James Kersey, Law Office of Robert Kersey, Granbury, for petitioner.

R. Kelton Conner, Chad Owen Bull, Assistant County Attorney Hood County, Granbury, for respondent.

John M. Vernon, Kirstin Donahue Dietel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, Dallas, Allan Van Fleet, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, for Amicus Curiae Texas Appleseed.


Justice BRISTER delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice HECHT, Justice OWEN, Justice O'NEILL, Justice JEFFERSON, Justice SCHNEIDER and Justice SMITH joined.

The trial court modified a prior juvenile order to commit J.P., an eleven-year-old boy, to the Texas Youth Commission (TYC). He appeals, arguing the trial court failed to make certain findings during modification that the statute...

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