In re M. E. J.

Fletcher, Justice.

M. E. J., a juvenile, was charged with three counts of murder. There is evidence that on June 15, 1990, the state served M. E. J. with notice of its intent to transfer his case to superior court under OCGA § 15-11-39. The record indicates that M. E. J.’s mother was served with this notice on June 18, 1990. M. E. J. appeared with counsel for a hearing in Juvenile Court on June 21, 1990.

M. E. J.’s attorney apparently was not aware of the state’s motion to transfer.1 When the associate juvenile court judge asked if M. E. J. admitted or denied those paragraphs of the delinquency…