Legal Opinion

In the Interest of C. M.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 5, 2015No. A14A2129Published

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Chief Judge.

This appeal arises from a disposition order of the Juvenile Court of Polk County placing C. M., then 14 years old, in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”) for an initial period of up to 36 months, with 12 months of the custodial period to be spent in restrictive custody in a facility managed by the Georgia Department of Corrections. C. M. contends that: (1) the juvenile court’s decision to *17revoke a prior sentence of probation and to place him in restrictive custody was arbitrary and “precludes treatment and rehabilitation in a less restrictive…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Welch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. In the Interest of C. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Wakily v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Lambert v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  5. Cottingham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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