In the Interest of L. A. E.

I respectfully dissent.

The record shows that a complaint was filed in the juvenile court on March 22 by the police officer who took the child into custody, detailing the offense of March 20. OCGA § 15-11-17 (a) (2) or (3). The child was detained at the child treatment center.

The next day, March 23, a pre-petition detention hearing pursuant to OCGA § 15-11-21 (c) (1) was held and the court found that probable cause existed to suspect that the child had committed murder and violated probation. The court recommended that a petition issue and that the child continue to be detained because it…