Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 6. DELINQUENCY · Part 9. TRANSFERS

15-11-564. Appeal of transfer order.

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(a)
The decision of the court regarding transfer of the case shall only be an interlocutory judgment which either a child or the prosecuting attorney, or both, have the right to have reviewed by the Court of Appeals.#
(b)
The pendency of an interlocutory appeal shall stay criminal proceedings in superior court. A child transferred for trial as an adult in superior court shall be detained only in those places authorized for the preadjudication detention of a child as set forth in Code Section 15-11-504.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-564, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Cross references

Orders, decisions, or judgments appealable and a defendant’s right to cross appeal, § 5-7-1.

Law reviews

For annual survey on criminal law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 37 (2014).

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