S. H. v. State of Georgia

Full title: S. H. v. STATE OF GEORGIA

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jul 13, 1978

248 S.E.2d 22 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978)

248 S.E.2d 22

Opinion

56146.

ARGUED JUNE 28, 1978.

DECIDED JULY 13, 1978. REHEARING DENIED JULY 31, 1978.

Juvenile delinquency. Chatham Juvenile Court. Before Judge Dickey.

Hendrix Shea, Guerry R. Thornton, Jr., for appellant.

Andrew J. Ryan, III, District Attorney, Martin S. Jackel, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

SMITH, Judge.

Is the 18-year-old appellant, who committed an act of delinquency and was placed under the supervision of the juvenile court prior to the age of 17, still subject to the jurisdiction of that court even though the age of majority in Georgia is 18? The answer, yes, was recently provided by Judge Quillian in W. F. v. State of Ga., 144 Ga. App. 523 ( 241 S.E.2d 631) (1978). We have considered counsel's resourceful arguments why we should overrule that recent decision, but we conclude the decision is soundly reasoned and correct.

Judgment affirmed. Deen, P. J., and Banke, J., concur.

ARGUED JUNE 28, 1978 — DECIDED JULY 13, 1978 — REHEARING DENIED JULY 31, 1978 — CERT. APPLIED FOR.