Did the Texas appellate courts fail to realize that the retroactive expansion of jurisdiction over a previously exempt juvenile for capital murder violated his ex post facto rights under the United States Constitution?

QUESTION PRESENTED Did the Texas appellate courts fail to realize that the retroactive expansion of jurisdiction over a previously exempt juvenile for capital murder violated his ex post facto rights under the United States Constitution? ii LIST OF PROCEEDINGS Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas No. PD-435-20 Don Wilburn Collins v. The State of Texas Date of Final Opinion: February 10, 2021 Court of Appeals for the Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont No. 09-15-00089-CR Don Wilburn Collins v. The State of Texas Date of Final Opinion: March 29, 2017 359th District Court of Montgomery County, Texas No. 15-01-00728 The State of Texas v. Don Wilburn Collins Date of Judgment of Conviction by Court: February 10, 2015 iii 359th District Court of Montgomery County, Texas Nos. 6317-JV, 13-09-009849-JV, and 14-05-05423, consolidated into No. 15-01-00728 in the 359th District Court of Montgomery, Texas The State of Texas v. Don Wilburn Collins Date of Order Consolidating Cases: March 2, 2015 Juvenile Court of Montgomery County, Texas Nos. 13-09-009849-JV, 12-09-09943-JV, and 6317-JV, consolidated into No. 14-05-05423 in the 359th District Court of Montgomery, Texas The State of Texas v. Don Wilburn Collins Date of Order Consolidating Cases: July 9, 2014