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High Court Issues Rare Suppression Ruling in Juvenile-Justice Case
Texas Lawyer
Monday, April 21, 2008
A juvenile who told a magistrate that he "wanted his mother to ask for an attorney" invoked his right to counsel before police interrogated him about a murder, a divided Texas Supreme Court has held. However, the court also held that the gun police found — based on information they obtained when the then-16-year-old suspect made a statement to police — is admissible as evidence.
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In Re: E.K.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, December 31, 2007
The record supported the imposition of restitution in the juvenile case for the rehabilitative purpose of impressing upon E.K. the seriousness of his actions.
New TYC Law Perplexes Judges in Juvenile Justice System
Texas Lawyer
Monday, September 10, 2007
A new law that overhauled the Texas Youth Commission has created confusion in the juvenile justice system about what judges can do with certain youthful juvenile offenders 19 and older who are still confined in TYC facilities.
Vega v. State
Texas Lawyer
Monday, August 20, 2007
The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting Marie Lisette Garcia Vega's statement following her arrest.
In Re: S.C.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, July 16, 2007
Sufficient evidence supported a judgment that S.C. engaged in delinquent conduct by assaulting a public servant.
In Re: T.A.W.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, February 26, 2007
The juvenile court did not lose jurisdiction over T.A.W., who turned 18 before his trial began, because T.A.W. failed to object to the court's jurisdiction.
