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# O.C.G.A. § 15-11-564. Appeal of transfer order.

(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.

## 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).