In the Interest of A. W.

Doyle, Judge.

The State filed a delinquency petition in the Juvenile Court of Cobb County against A. W, a 17-year-old male, alleging that A. W. committed acts that would constitute burglary1 and theft by receiving stolen property2 if charged against an adult. Following a hearing, the juvenile court transferred A. W’s case to superior court so that he could be treated as an adult offender as provided by OCGA § 15-11-30.2 (a). A. W appeals from the transfer order, contending that the juvenile court erred by finding that he could not be committed to *514an institution for the mentally retarded absent…