Legal Opinion
In the Interest of J. F.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 6, 2017No. S16Q1826PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
The Georgia Constitution says that “[t]he Court of Appeals may certify a question to the Supreme Court for instruction, to which it shall then be bound.” Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. V, Par. IV. In this case, the Court of Appeals, in a divided full-court (15-judge) decision, certified to this Court a single question of statutory construction:
Does OCGA § 15-11-521 (b) require dismissal with prejudice when the State neither files a petition alleging [juvenile] delinquency within the applicable 30-day period nor seeks an extension of time in which to file such petition?
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In the Interest Of: J. F., a ChildCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
- In the Interest of J.F., a ChildSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017