Reed v. State of Georgia

Clark, Judge.

This is the first appeal coming to this court under the Juvenile Court Code of Georgia which was promulgated by the Acts of 1971, p. 709 et seq. which provided that it be codified as Title 24A.

The portion of the Juvenile Court Act which is here involved is § 24A-2501 dealing with the transfer to -other courts of criminal cases involving juveniles. The perti nent portion is as follows: "After a, petition has been filed alleging delinquency . . . the court before hearing- the petition on its merits may transfer the offense for prosecution to the appropriate court having…