Legal Opinion
A. B. W. v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 6, 1974No. 28281Published
1Opinion of the Court
Gunter, Justice.
This case involves the statutory construction of the Juvenile Court Code of Georgia, Title 24 A. This court granted *700a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Appellant, a juvenile, was adjudicated to be a delinquent in the juvenile court. Because of his prior conduct and prior record the juvenile court committed him to the custody of the Department of Corrections pursuant to Code Ann. § 24A-2304.
The appellant took his case to the Court of Appeals of Georgia contending primarily that, after being adjudicated a delinquent by the juvenile court, his commitment to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- A. B. W. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973