Land v. State

Nichols, Judge.

1. Section 21 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, pp. 291, 303; Code, Ann., § 24-2420), provides: “The court shall have the power, upon the hearing of any case involving any child, to exclude the general public from the room wherein said hearing is held, admitting thereto only such persons as may have a direct interest in the case. All cases of children shall be dealt with at separate hearings by the court and without a jury. The hearings shall be conducted in an informal manner and may be adjourned from time to time. The probation officer’s investigation, along…