In Re RW

683 S.E.2d 80 (2009)

In the Interest of R.W., a child.

No. A09A0883.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 3, 2009.

Phillip Jackson, Atlanta, for appellant.

Paul L. Howard Jr., Dist. Atty., Kathleen A. Giroux, Stephany J. Luttrell, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

BERNES, Judge.

R.W., a 17-year-old male, was charged in the juvenile court with aggravated assault, armed robbery, and theft by taking. Following a hearing, the juvenile court transferred R.W.'s case to the superior court so that he could be treated as an adult offender. R.W. appeals from the transfer order,[1] contending that the juvenile…