Legal Opinion

In the Interest of J. N. B.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 1, 1993No. S93A1375PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Justice.

Appellant, J. N. B., was thirteen years old when he was charged with the murder of his nine-year-old stepbrother. The state sought transfer of appellant and the charges against him from juvenile court to superior court. This appeal is from an order of transfer entered by the juvenile court after two days of hearings.

1. In his first enumeration of error, appellant complains that the juvenile court erred in ordering the transfer where the state failed to prove that he was not amenable to treatment.

To effect a valid transfer of jurisdiction from juvenile court to superior…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. M. M.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  2. In re K. S. J.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Waller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. In the Interest of E. M.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In the Interest of S. K. K.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. In the Interest of D. C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. In the Interest of D. W. B.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. In the Interest of D. M.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. In the Interest of A. F.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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