Legal Opinion
In the Interest of J. D.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 17, 1995No. S94A1720PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Fifteen-year-old J. D. was charged with burglary and felony murder in connection with the shooting death of eighty-six-year-old Ida Dodson. The juvenile court conducted a hearing and ordered the case transferred to superior court under OCGA § 15-11-39. The defendant appeals, alleging that the juvenile court erred in failing to determine whether J. D. was amenable to treatment. We affirm.
A juvenile court may order a transfer to superior court when the community’s interest in treating the juvenile as an adult outweighs the juvenile’s interest in being treated in the juvenile…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. M. M.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- In re R. B.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- In the Interest of J. N. B.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- In the Interest of J. H.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1990
3Cited by3 opinions
- In the Interest of D. W. B.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- In the Interest of A. G.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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