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O.C.G.A. § 15-11-480 (2019)

When jeopardy attaches

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(a) When a child enters a denial to a petition alleging his or her delinquency, jeopardy attaches when the first witness is sworn at the adjudication hearing.

(b) When a child enters an admission to a petition alleging his or her delinquency, jeopardy attaches when the court accepts the admission.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-480, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in In the Interest of M.D.H., 300 Ga. 46, 793 S.E.2d 49 (2016).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2016–2018 · leading case: In the Interest of M. D. H., 793 S.E.2d 49 (Ga. 2016).
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In the Interest of M. D. H., 793 S.E.2d 49 (Ga. 2016). · cites it 2× “See OCGA § 15-11-480 (explaining that jeopardy attaches in a juvenile delinquency proceeding when the first witness is sworn or the child enters an admission and the court accepts it).”
In the Interest of J. H., a Child, 783 S.E.2d 367 (Ga. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “*851 OCGA § 15-11-480 (b) specifically provides that jeopardy attaches when the juvenile court accepts a child’s admission to a petition alleging delinquency, and the State concedes that jeopardy had attached in this case before the juvenile court granted the oral motion to…”
In the Interest of C. W., a Child, 815 S.E.2d 123 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “3 OCGA § 15-11-480 (a) provides that jeopardy attaches in a juvenile proceeding when the first witness is sworn at the adjudicatory hearing.”
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