re: 10-year-old Texas boy tells investigators he killed man 2 years ago; can't be charged.

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quote:(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person may not be prosecuted for or convicted of an offense described by Subsection (a)(4) or (5) that the person committed when younger than 10 years of age.

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(4) a misdemeanor punishable by fine only;
(5) a violation of a penal ordinance of a political subdivision;

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Maybe it can’t be transferred out of juvenile court when below 10 or something else rules out charging a kid below 10, but (a)4 & 5 don’t seem to apply. I don’t think that murder is an ordinance of a political subdivision of the state.

I also haven’t had any coffee today, so I definitely could be misreading it right now.