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IN RE J.V.

No. A06A1045.

638 S.E.2d 757 (2006)

In the Interest of J.V., a child.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied November 8, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meron Dagnew, Bentley C. Adams, Office of Public Defender for Conasauga Circuit, Dalton, for appellant.

Kermit N. McManus, District Attorney, Matthew A. Rankin, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

RUFFIN, Chief Judge.

After J.V., a minor, confessed to aggravated assault, the juvenile court issued an order committing him to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice (the "Department") and confining him to a youth development center for five years. The trial court denied J.V.'s subsequent motion to commute or reduce his sentence, finding that Georgia law prohibits the modification of an order of commitment of a child once physical custody of the child...

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