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## COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICTOFTEXAS FORT WORTH
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FR O M THE 323RD DI STRI CT CO URT O F TARRA NT CO UN TY

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### M E M ORANDU M OP I NI ON 1

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m o n th s’ p rob a ti o n . I n tw o i ss u e s, D .J. co n ten d s th a t t h e S tate ’s fai l u re to pr ove t hatt he of f ense occur r ed on t he dat e al l eged i n t he pet i t i on r equi r es a
r e v e r s a l a n d a c q u i t t a l a n d t h a tt h e d a t e o n t h e o r i g i n a l j u d g me n tv o i d s t he j ur i sd i ct i on oft he t r i al co urtt o a dj udi ca t e h i m . Bec aus e ( 1 ) D .J . w ai ved an y com pl ai nt s abo utt he t r i al cou rt ’ s j ur i sd i ct i on bas ed on hi s age , ( 2) he di d not2

r ai set he st at ut e o fl i m i t at i o ns asa def ens e, an d ( 3) t he t r i al co urtha s now e n te re d a n u n c p ro tu n c j u d g m e n t o f d e l i n q u e n c y , w e a ffir m th e tri a l c o u rt’s
n u n c p ro tu n c j u d g m e n t o f d e l i n q u e n c y . I n i t s f i r stam ended pet i t i on, f i l ed i n Jul y 20 07 , t he S t at e al l eged t hat
on orab outt he 25t h da y ofA p ri l 2007 , i n t he C ount y ofTar r ant and St at e o fTexa s, [ D . J. ] di d t he n a n d ther e i nt ent i ona l l y or kno w i ngl y, w hi l e i n t he cou r se ofco m m i t t i ng t heftofpr ope rt y a nd w i t h i nt entt o obtai n and m ai nt ai n contr ol of sai d pr oper t y, cause bodi l y i nj ur y t o [ t he com pl ai nan t ] by st r i ki ng hi m w i t h hi s han ds an d fi st. The St at e a l so al l ege d t hatD . J. w as el eve n ye ar s ol d a tt he t i m e o ff i l i ng a nd th a t h i s d a te o f b i rth w a s N o v e m b e r 7 , 1 9 9 5 . A tt r i al i n A ugu st 20 07 , t he t r i al j udg e st at ed t o D . J. i n open courtaf t er th e a n n o u n c e m e n ts o f re a d y , N o w , a c c o r d in g t o t h e p le a d in g s , y o u ’r e c h a r g e d w it h e n g a g in g in d e l i n q u e n t c o n d u c t — i t l o o k s l i k e a ro b b e ryc h a rg e — w h e re i t’s a lle g e d t h a t o n o r a b o u t . . . t h e 2 5 t h d a yo fA p r il o ft h is y e a r , in T a rr a n t C o u n ty, T e x a s, th a t w h i l e i n th e c o u rse o f c o m m i tti n g the ft of pr ope rt y and w i t h t he i nt ent t o ei t her obt ai n orm ai nt ai n c ont r ol oft he pr ope rty , thatca us ed bodi l y i nj ur y t o [ t he com pl ai nan t ] by st r i ki ng hi m w i t h you rhands orf i st s. A f t ert hi s st at em ent but bef or e t est i m ony b egan, t he S t at e and D . J. st i pul at ed t h a th is d a t e o f b irt h w a s N o v e m b e r 7 , 1 9 9 5 a n d t h a t h e w a s e le v e n y e a r s o ld att r i al . W hi l e at t or neys f orbot h si des ref er enced A pr i l 25 , nei t herat t or ney exp r es sl y voi ce d “2007" i n que st i oni ng t he w i t nes se s, and no n e o f the2 ... T EX . F AM . C ODE A NN . § 5 1 .0 4 2 (V e rn o n 2 0 0 2 ); I nreS. C. , 229 S. W . 3d 8 3 7 , 8 4 0 (T e x . A p p .— T e x a rk a n a 2 0 0 7 , p e t. d e n i e d ); InreT .A .W. , 234 S. W . 3d 7 0 4 , 7 0 5 (T e x . A p p .— H o u s to n [1 4 th D i s t.] 2 0 0 7 , p e t. d e n i e d ); I nreE. D. C. , 88 S .W .3 d 7 8 9 , 7 9 3 (T e x . A p p .— E l P a s o 2 0 0 2 , n o p e t.). 3 w i t ne s s e s e xp r e s s l y t e s t i f i e d t ha tt he o f f e ns e o c c ur r e d i n Apr i l 2007 . I n t he or i gi nal j udg m entofdel i nqu ency, t he t r i al cour t f oun d t hat D . J. had t he sa m e d at e o fbi rt h ( N ove m ber7, 1995 ) as t hat al l ege d and st i pul at ed t o a nd t hat he w as t en year s of age or ol der and un dersevent een year s ofage butal so f ound t hatt he dat e o ft he of f ens e w as A pr i l 25, 200 4. I n t he nunc pr o t unc ju d g m e n t o f d e lin q u e n c y , t h e t r ia l c o u rt c h a n g e d t h e d a t e o ft h e o f f e n s e t o A p r il 25, 2007 . I n hi s f i r sti ss ue, D . J. co nt end s t hatt he St at e’ s f ai l ur e t o pr ove t hatt he of f ens e o cc ur r ed o n t he dat e a l l ege d, A pr i l 25, 2007 , r equ i r es a r eve r sa l an d
ac qui t t al . To t he ext ent t hat D . J. i s com pl ai ni ng t hatt he St at e d i d notpr ove th a t th e o ffen se o c c u rr e d w h e n h e w a s a t l e a st ten y e a rs o l d , a n o b j e c ti o n to t he t r i al co urt ’ s j ur i sd i ct i on bas ed on t he chi l d’ s age m us tbe r ai se d a tt r i al or el sei s w ai ved . D . J. di d not obj ec t t o t he m i ss i ng pr oof abo ut t he dat e o ft he 2 of f ense att r i al . H e has t her ef or e pr esent ed nothi ng f orourr evi ew . To t he ext entt hatD . J. i s com pl ai ni ng t hatt he S t at e fa il e d t o pr ove an el em entoft he of f ens e b y f ai l i ng t o pr ove t he dat e o foc curr e n c e , i tha s l ong3 ... Ga rci a v. S tate , 9 8 1 S .W .2 d 6 8 3 , 6 8 6 (T e x . C ri m . A p p . 1 9 9 8 ).
4 ... Sle d g ev. S tate , 9 5 3 S .W .2 d 2 5 3 , 2 5 5 (T e x . C ri m . A p p . 1 9 9 7 ).
5 ... T h o m a s v. S tate , 7 5 3 S .W .2 d 6 8 8 , 6 9 3 (T e x . C ri m . A p p . 1 9 8 8 ). 4 been t he l aw t hat t i m e i s not gener al l y a m at er i al el em entofan of f ense. T h e 3 S tate d o e s n o t ha v e to a l l e g e a s p e c i fi c d a te i n the i n d i c tm e n t. W hen an 4 in d ic t m e n ta lle g e s t h a ts o m e re le v a n t e v e n tt r a n s p ir e d “ o n o ra b o u t ” a c e rt a in dat e, t he def end anti s puton n ot i ce t o prep a re f orpr ooft hatt he eve nt happ ened atany t i m e w i t hi n t he st at ut or y per i od of l i m i t at i ons f ort he char ged of f ense. D . J. di d not r ai se a l i m i t at i ons de f ens e o rot her w i sepl ac e t he t i m i ng

5 oft he of f ense ati ssue bel ow . C onsequ ent l y, w e over r ul e D . J. ’ s f i r sti ssue. I n hi s se con d i ss ue, D . J. co nt end s t ha t t he dat e o n t he j udgm entvoi ds t he t r i al co urt ’ s j ur i sd i ct i on t o a dj udi ca t e h i m . The t r i al cou rt cor r ec t ed t he er r or i n t he or i gi nal j u d gm entby i ss ui ng t he A pr i l 2008 nunc pr o t unc j udgm entof d e l i n q u e n c y . F o rt h is re a s o n a n d t h o s e d is c u s s e d a b o v e , w e a ls o o v e r r u le D . J. ’ s second i ssue. H avi ng o v e r r ul ed bot h ofD . J. ’ s i ss ues , w e a f f i r m t he t r i al co urt ’ s nunc pr o t unc j udgm entofde l i nque ncy .

P E R CU R I AM PA N EL F: DA U PH I N O T, H O LM A N , an d GA RD N ER, JJ.5

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