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2018 Georgia Code 42-7-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS

Section 7. Treatment of Youthful Offenders, 42-7-1 through 42-7-9.

ARTICLE 2 INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS

42-7-1. Short title.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Youthful Offender Act of 1972."

(Ga. L. 1972, p. 592, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 420, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Applicability.

- Georgia Youthful Offender Act of 1972, O.C.G.A. § 42-7-1 et seq., impacted a sentence and not a conviction. Smith v. State, 266 Ga. App. 111, 596 S.E.2d 230 (2004).

Cited in Carrindine v. Ricketts, 236 Ga. 283, 223 S.E.2d 627 (1976); Crowley v. State, 141 Ga. App. 867, 234 S.E.2d 700 (1977); Wilson v. State, 148 Ga. App. 368, 251 S.E.2d 387 (1978); Duncan v. State, 148 Ga. App. 685, 252 S.E.2d 190 (1979).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Treatment under Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act (18 USCS §§ 5031-5042) of juvenile alleged to have violated law of United States, 137 A.L.R. Fed 481.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 42-7-1 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 2

Conley v. Pate

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2019-03-04

Citation: 825 S.E.2d 135

Snippet: without considering the Youthful Offender Act, OCGA § 42-7-1 et seq. Following a hearing, the habeas court concluded

Emory University v. Levitas

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1991-03-11

Citation: 401 S.E.2d 691, 260 Ga. 894, 63 Fulton County D. Rep. 17, 1991 Ga. LEXIS 121

Snippet: Ziegler, Rathkopfs Law of Zoning and Planning, § 42.07 [1] (4th ed.). We have held that in such a review