Legal Opinion

In the Interest Of: L. L.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 1, 2017No. A16A1953Published

1Opinion of the Court

Self, Judge.

Thirteen-year-old L. L. was charged in a delinquency petition with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after the knife he threw at a 15-year-old neighbor lodged in her upper chest, leaving a deep cut. Following a competency hearing, the DeKalb County Juvenile Court found L. L. competent to stand trial. The juvenile court subsequently adjudicated him delinquent and sentenced him to 12 months probation and completion of the “CAP program.” He appeals, arguing that the delinquency adjudication should be reversed because the evidence was insufficient to support the juvenile court’s…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Almond v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Keener v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  5. Slaughter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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