A Dallas County juvenile court judge has returned a true finding and imposed the maximum allowable sentence of 40 years in detention in a capital murder case involving a 13-year-old defendant.
The case followed a series of violent offenses committed by the juvenile prior to the capital murder, including Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Aggravated Robbery at separate locations. After three days of testimony, the judge found the allegations to be true and entered a guilty adjudication.
Prosecutors Corinne Wise and Rex Anderson led the case, supported by District Attorney investigators Harold Martin and Howard Lampkin, paralegal Ashleigh Cisneros, and victim advocate Viviana Monroy. The investigation was conducted by the Dallas Police Department.
Under Texas law, 40 years is the maximum sentence that can be imposed on a juvenile offender. Court officials noted the outcome reflects careful case presentation and a commitment to justice in an exceptionally complex and sensitive juvenile capital murder case.
