State v. Armendariz

MlKELL, Presiding Judge.

The state appeals from the trial court’s order granting Kennedy Armendariz’s motion for a plea in bar-statute of limitation and finding that a second indictment against Armendariz was untimely, as it did not comply with the special procedural requirements of OCGA § 17-7-50.1. That statute provides that charges against a juvenile whose crimes are within the jurisdiction of the superior court must be presented to a grand jury within 180 days of his detention. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. “As this issue turns on proper interpretation of OCGA § 17-7-50.1, it is…