In the Interest of S. L. H.

I am gratified that five judges agree that double jeopardy rights given to adults likewise casts a mantle of protection over juveniles. While I do not applaud the manner in which the trial judge is reported to have conducted the initial proceedings, nevertheless for reasons hereinafter stated, I find that not only does double jeopardy apply but there clearly exists an inadequate record to reverse the trial judge.

1. We in dissent have found no appellate cases where OCGA § 16-*283I- 8 was applied to juvenile delinquency proceedings, and the pertinent subsection of the statute, which refers to…