Legal Opinion
In the Interest of A. P. S.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 21, 2010No. A10A0069PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
With certain exceptions not applicable here, the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction over delinquency actions concerning “any child”; and a child is defined as any individual who is “[u]nder the age of 17 years.” OCGA §§ 15-11-28 (a) (1) (A); 15-11-2 (2) (A). The question in this case is exactly when does a person attain the age of 17 years for the purposes of this definition.
The record shows that A. E S. was arrested for possessing marijuana on February 6, 2009, the day before his seventeenth birthday. Although the State originally filed a delinquency petition in juvenile…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. StevensonNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- United States v. TuckerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Fortner v. Town of RegisterSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Commonwealth v. IafrateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- People v. StevensonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re ApsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010