IN RE J.W.

No. A10A1473.

702 S.E.2d 649 (2010)

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

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

October 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashleigh B. Merchant , for Appellant.

Paul L. Howard Jr. , Atlanta, Jill Nicole Meekins , David K. Getachew-Smith , Asst. Dist. Attorneys, for Appellee.


BARNES, Presiding Judge.

J.W. was adjudicated delinquent for acts which would have constituted aggravated assault and aggravated battery if committed by an adult. The juvenile court committed him to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice for five years, the first two in confinement at a youth development center. J.W. appeals, contending the evidence was insufficient, his counsel was ineffective, and the juvenile court abused its discretion in sentencing...

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