Legal Opinion
In the Interest of D. M.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 21, 2011No. A10A2353PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Presiding Judge.
A juvenile court adjudicated D. M., age 15, delinquent for acts which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (1)). D. M. appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support his adjudication of aggravated assault and that his trial counsel was ineffective. Finding that the evidence was insufficient to support D. M.’s adjudication of aggravated assault but sufficient to support an adjudication of the lesser included offense of simple battery, we vacate the judgment and remand.
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