Legal Opinion
In the Interest of L. A. E.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 2, 1995No. S94G1810PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears, Justice.
In this matter, we find that a particular hearing “fixed” by the juvenile court “for a time” within ten days of the filing of a petition of delinquency satisfied the statutory requirement that within that same ten-day period, the juvenile court must “fix” an adjudicatory hearing.1 We therefore reverse the ruling of the Court of Appeals and affirm the earlier ruling of the juvenile court.
On March 24, 1993, a petition charging L. A. E., a juvenile, with murder was filed in the juvenile court, and a formal hearing on the charges against him was fixed for March 30, 1993.2 At or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sanchez v. Walker County Department of Family & Children ServicesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- In the Interest of L. A. E.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- L. A. E. v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
3Cited by6 opinions
- In the Interest of R. D. F.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- In the Interest of T. R.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- In re Interest of I.L.M.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2018
- In THE INTEREST OF I. L. M., ChildrenSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
- In the Interest of L. A. E.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
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