S.E.W. v. State

BOWEN, Judge.

This is an appeal of an order of the Juvenile Court of Lee County adjudicating 16-year-old S.E.W., the appellant, delinquent. The appellant raises two issues.

I

The appellant questions the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to enter an adjudication of delinquency for the noncriminal act of a violation of “aftercare” 1

The undisputed facts are as follows. While the appellant was on aftercare from Lee County, Alabama, he committed a criminal act of delinquency in the State of Georgia by stealing a pickup truck. This constituted a violation of the Lee County aftercare order. On…