in the Matter of J. B. ( 2006 )


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  •       TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
    NO. 03-04-00484-CV
    In the Matter of J. B.
    FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 98TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
    NO. J-24,643, HONORABLE LEONARD RAY SAENZ, JUDGE PRESIDING
    MEMORANDUM OPINION
    J.B. appeals from his adjudication as delinquent based on the offense of criminal
    trespass. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 30.05 (West Supp. 2005). J.B. filed a plea to the jurisdiction
    and motion to dismiss the petition based on the argument that he should have been charged with the
    more specific offense of trespass on school grounds, a Class C misdemeanor over which the district
    court lacked jurisdiction. See Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 37.107 (West 1996). The trial court
    overruled the plea to the jurisdiction. Pursuant to a written plea agreement, appellant stipulated to
    commission of the offense of criminal trespass and was placed on in-home probation for six months.
    We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
    In a case squarely on point, this Court has overruled the same contention. See In re
    J.M.R., 
    149 S.W.3d 289
    , 294-95 (Tex. App.—Austin 2004, no pet.). This Court held that the
    criminal trespass statute and the school trespass statute were not in pari materia, that the State could
    charge the juvenile under either statute, and that the district court had jurisdiction over the allegation
    of criminal trespass against the juvenile. Id; In re M.A.L., No. 03-04-00247-CV, 2005 Tex. App.
    LEXIS 5509, at *2 (Tex. App.—Austin July 13, 2005) (mem. op.); In re K.M., No. 03-04-00315-CV,
    at *1-2 (Tex. App.—Austin June 17, 2005, no pet.) (mem. op.). Accordingly, we affirm the
    judgment of the district court.
    W. Kenneth Law, Chief Justice
    Before Chief Justice Law, Justices Patterson and Puryear
    Affirmed
    Filed: May 12, 2006
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Document Info

Docket Number: 03-04-00484-CV

Filed Date: 5/12/2006

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 3/3/2016