Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D. C.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 3, 2013No. A13A1161PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises from a disposition order of the Juvenile Court of Chatham County that ordered the appellant, then 15 years old, to be confined in a youth development center for 36 months, followed by 12 months of intensive supervised probation. The appellant contends that the court abused its discretion in ordering him to such a long period of confinement because it failed to find that he had physically injured the victim of his most recent felony. Because we conclude that the trial court properly considered the evidence presented and the factors required to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In the Interest of C. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. In the Interest of B. M.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. In the Interest of J. W.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. In the Interest of K. F.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In the Interest Of: C. M. (A Child)Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  2. In the Interest of C. M.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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