The intention of Texas' juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate young people when possible, even when they're charged with serious crimes, Jack Carnegie says. And Carnegie hopes a decision he won on behalf of a pro bono client before Houston's 1st Court of Appeals reinforces that fact.
The case, Cameron Moon v. State of Texas, issued on July 30, reverses the decision of a juvenile court judge to certify a 16-year-old to stand trial as an adult in that case. A jury later convicted Cameron Moon of murder and sent him to prison for 30 years.
