Legal Opinion
In the Interest of C. M. B., a Child
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 25, 2016No. A15A2070PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMlLLIAN, Judge.
This case presents an issue of first impression under the new Juvenile Code — how to calculate the 72-hour period under OCGA § 15-11-521 (a) during which the State must file a delinquency petition following a detention hearing.
The facts are largely undisputed. On Thursday, February 5,2015 at 1:00 p.m., the juvenile court signed an order detaining C. M. B. on various charges, and a delinquency petition was filed against him on Monday, February 9, 2015 at 1:24 p.m. At the ten-day hearing on February 18, 2015, C. M. B.’s attorney verbally moved to dismiss the petition and for…
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