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- Title: Matter J. T. H
- Author : Third District, Austin No. 3-88-130-CV Court of Appeals of Texas
- Release Date : January 01, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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Per Curiam Appellant, a juvenile, appeals the order of adjudication and order of disposition of the trial court. A jury determined
that appellant engaged in delinquent conduct, attempted capital murder and aggravated kidnapping. Tex. Pen. Code Ann.
15.01 (Supp. 1989), 19.03(a)(2), and 20.04(a)(3) (1989). The court subsequently rendered an order of disposition committing
appellant to the Texas Youth Commission for a term not to exceed 20 years. Tex. Fam. Code Ann. 53.045, 54.04(d)(3) (Supp.
1989).1 Because the grand jury approved the petition charging appellant with delinquent conduct, he may be transferred
to the Department of Corrections at age 18 to serve the remainder of his sentence. Id. ; Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. (b)
(Supp. 1989). The offense occurred during the early morning hours of January 17, 1988. Appellant, carrying a loaded shotgun and extra shells,
broke into his next-door neighbor's house. He was confronted by the owner of the house, Mrs. Brenda Westbrook, who: had armed
herself with a pistol. Appellant announced that he had come for Westbrook's daughter, Ashley. Westbrook fired a warning shot
and then appellant fired, hitting Westbrook in the chest. Appellant demanded the car keys from Ashley, took Westbrook's pistol
from the floor, and ordered Ashley into the car at gunpoint. As appellant was backing out of the driveway, he was apprehended
by police officers.