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higher level courts that decide points of law and not questions of guilty or innocence Magistrate Function Deals w/ higher level ciminial cases and oversee lower courts TX Department of Criminal Justice jail run by sheriff Information of Administratie hearing a hearing before a judge who decides if a person must stand trial, used in place of a grand jury Concurrent Jurisdiction more than one court hears this case Exclusive jurisdiction only heard in one court Stare Decisis court decisions depending on previous rulings of other courts Civil Law allocation of responsiblity TX Juvenile Justice Department Texas Youth Commission How are juvenile criminal cases different from adult criminal case under Texas law? They are civil unless they are tried as an adult (age 10-17) What are the state's three general legal duties in cases invovling minors?