R.E.M. v. State Texas

Appellant was born on April 17, 1957. On April 19, 1974, when appellant was 17 years of age, a petition seeking a declaration that appellant was a delinquent child was filed by the district attorney. The petition alleged that on April 8, 1974, at which time appellant was under the age of 17, appellant "intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Leonard G. Sella by shooting the said Leonard G. Sella with a pistol." The petition alleged that the crime charged was a felony under Section 19.02, Tex. Penal Code Ann. (1974).