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(Code 1981, §15-11-564, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
- Orders, decisions, or judgments appealable and a defendant's right to cross appeal, § 5-7-1.
- For annual survey on criminal law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 37 (2014).
- Appellate court dismissed the juveniles' appeals for lack of jurisdiction because the juveniles filed direct appeals from the juvenile court's orders transferring their delinquency cases to the superior court for prosecution but their juvenile proceedings commenced after January 1, 2014, and the new Juvenile Code, O.C.G.A. § 15-11-564, applied, which required that the juveniles comply with the court's interlocutory appeal procedures. In the Interest of J. H., 340 Ga. App. 733, 797 S.E.2d 185 (2017).
In cases in which O.C.G.A. § 15-11-564 of the new Juvenile Code applies, a party seeking appellate review of an order transferring a delinquency case from juvenile court to superior court must follow the Georgia Court of Appeals' interlocutory appeal procedures found in O.C.G.A. § 5-6-34(b), including obtaining a certificate of immediate review from the juvenile court and then filing an application with the court seeking permission to appeal from the transfer order. In the Interest of J. H., 340 Ga. App. 733, 797 S.E.2d 185 (2017).
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-05-07
Citation: 814 S.E.2d 324
Snippet: concluding that the plain language of OCGA § 15-11-564 required a party appealing a transfer order to