SECOND DI VI SI ON
A NDREWS, P. J.

, M I LLER, P. J.

, and B RA N CH, J.

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# I n th e Co u r t o f

A p p eals o f

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A1 5 A2 34 5 . IN THE INTEREST OF D. D., a ch i l d

.

M I LLE R , Pres i d i n g J u d g e.

A ju v en il e co u rt ad

ju d i cat ed D. D. d el i nq u en t fo r act s wh i ch

, i f co m m i t t ed by

an ad u l t

, wo u l d h av e co ns t i t u ted i n v o l u n tary m an s l au g h t er (OCGA § 1 6-5 -3 (a)) an d

b at t ery (OCGA § 1 6 -5 -2 3

. 1 ( a )). D. D. ap peal s , co n t en d i n g th at th e ju v en i l e co u rt

erred i n (1 ) ex p res s l y d en y in g h i m cred i t fo r t i m e s erv ed p en d in g ad ju d i cat i o n a n d

d i s p o s i t i on ; (2 ) o rd eri n g ad d i t io n al co n d it i o n s o f s u p erv i s i o n t o D. D.’ s co m m i t m en t

o rd er; an d (3 ) o rd eri n g res t i tu t i o n wi th o u t h ol d i n g a h eari n g

. W e ag ree, an d n o t e t h at

t h e St at e co n ced es al l o f t h es e al l eg ed e r ro rs

. A cco rd i n g l y , we v acat e D. D.’ s

co m m i t m en t o rd er an d rem an d t h i s cas e.

W h ere t h e fact s are u n d is p u ted

, we rev i ew t h e ju v en i l e co u rt ’ s ap p l i cat i o n o f

l aw d e n o v o . See In t he In t er es t o f B. K. , 3 26 Ga. Ap p. 5 6 (7 5 5 SE2 d 8 6 3 ) (2 0 1 4 ).So v i ewed

, th e ev id en ce s h o ws t h at

, o n t he ev en i n g o f J ul y 1 8

, 2 0 1 4

, t h en 1 6

-

y ear-o ld D. D

. go t in t o a h e a t e d arg u m en t wi th t h e v i ct im o u ts i de o f t h e v i ct i m ’ s

g arag e. Du ri n g t he arg u m en t

, D. D. p u n ch ed t h e v i ct i m s ev eral t i m es i n th e face wi th

a cl o s ed fi s t

, cau s i n g t h e v i ct im t o fal l t o t h e g ro un d

. D. D. k ep t p u n ch in g t h e v i ct i m

aft er h e fel l

. Sh o rt ly t hereaft er, D. D.’ s g ran d m o t h er, wh o l i v ed n earb y , arri v ed i n h er

car an d D. D. l eft wi t h h er. W hen EM S arri v ed

, t h e v i ct i m w as s t i l l o n t he g ro u n d an d

was u n res p o n s i v e

. T h e vi ct i m t h en wen t i n t o card i ac arres t an d s t o p p ed b reat h i n g.

Al t h o u g h E M S an d d oct o rs at t h e h os p i t al at t em p t ed to res us ci t at e t h e v i ct i m , t h ey

were u n s ucces s fu l an d t he v i ct i m d i ed at t he h o s p i t al

. 1

D. D. was s u b s eq u en t l y d et ai n ed an d p l aced at th e Ro ck d al e Yo u t h Det en t i o n

Cen ter p en di n g h i s d el i n q u en cy ad ju d i cat i o n

. Fo l l o wi n g a heari ng , t h e ju v en i l e co u rt

en t ered an ord er ad

j u d icat i n g D

. D. as a d el i n qu en t fo r h av i n g co m m i t t ed t he act s o f

i n v o l u n t ary m an s l au g h t er an d si m p l e b at t ery

. Th ereaft er, th e ju ven i l e co u rt o rd ered

t h at D. D. b e co m

m i t ted t o t he cu s t o d y o f t h e Geo rg ia Dep art m en t o f J u v en i l e J u s t i ce

(GDJ J ) fo r t wo y ears an d o rd ered t h at h e s erv e 3 0 d ay s in a s ecu re d et en t i o n faci l i t y

“ w i t h n o cred i t fo r t i m e al read y s erv ed .” T he ju v en i l e co u rt al s o pl aced ad d i t i o n a l

1 An au t o ps y s ho wed t hat t h e v ict i m h ad an en l arg ed h eart an d b l o o d cl o t s i n h i s l u n g s , as wel l as o t her h eal th co n d i ti o n s

.

2co n di t i o n s o n D. D .’ s s u perv i s io n , i n cl u d i n g p ro v i s i on s th at p ro h ib i t ed D. D. an d h i s

fam i l y fro m h av i ng an y co nt act wi t h t h e vi ct i m ’ s wi do w an d s o n ; req u i red h i m to

rem ai n o n h o us e arres t wi t h i n h i s res i d en ce; an d co n d i t i o n ed hi s rel eas e i n t o t h e

co m m u n it y o n p ay m en t o f res t i t u t i o n t o t h e Geo rg i a Cri m e Vi ct i m ’ s Co m p en s at i o n

Pro g ram

.

1

. D

. D. co n t en d s t h at th e ju ven i l e co u rt erred i n ex p res s l y d en y i n g h i m cred i t

fo r t h e t im e h e s erv ed i n d et en t i o n p ri o r t o h i s d el i n q u en cy ad ju d i cat i o n . W e ag ree.

A ch i l d ad

ju di cat ed t o h av e co m

m it ted a d el in q u en t act s h a l l be

g i v en cred i t fo r each d ay s p en t i n a s ecu re res i d en t i a l faci l i t y , a

n o n s ecu re res id en t i al faci l i t y , o r an y in s t i t u t i on o r faci l i t y fo r th e

t reat m en t o r ex am i n at i o n o f a p h y s ical o r m en tal d i s ab il it y awai t i n g

ad ju di cat i o n , p en di ng d i s p o s i t i o n an d i n co n n ect i o n wi t h an d res u l t i n g

fro m a co u rt o rd er en t ered i n th e p ro ceed i n g s fo r wh i ch t h e di s p os i t i o n

was i m p o s ed an d in an y i n s t it u ti o n o r faci l i t y f o r t reat m en t o r

ex am i n at i o n o f a ph y s i cal o r m en t al d i s ab i l i t y. S u ch cred i t s h al l be

ap p l ied t o ward t h e ch il d ’ s d i s p o s i t i o n.

(Em p h as i s s u p p li ed .) OCGA § 1 5 -1 1 -6 0 4 (a); s ee al s o OCGA § 1 5 -1 1-6 0 1 (1 1 ) (c)

(req ui ri n g j u v en i l e co u rt t o g i v e ch i l d cred it fo r t im e s erv ed i n a s ecu re res i d e n t i al

3faci li t y ). 2 M o reo v er, th e cred i t fo r t i m e s erv ed ap p l i e s to t h e d i s po s it i on o f al l

o ffen s es , i n cl u d i n g fel o n i es . OCGA § 1 5 -1 1 -6 0 4 (b ).

H e r e , t h e reco rd s h ows t h at D. D. was det ai n ed fo r a t o t al o f 9 0 d ay s i n

res t ri ct i v e d et en t i on wh i l e awai t i n g ad ju d i cat i o n an d t h at h e s pen t an ad d i ti o n al n i n e

d ay s i n d et en t i on aft er hi s ad j u d i cat i o n , b u t b efo re d i s p os i t i o n o f h i s cas e. Gi v en t h e

fo reg o i n g s t at ut o ry l an g u ag e, we ag ree t hat t h e ju v en il e co u rt e r r e d i n ex p res s l y

refu si n g to g i v e D. D. cred i t fo r t h e t i m e h e s p en t i n res tri ct i v e d et en t i o n

. See In t h e

In t er es t o f L. R.

, 3 1 6 Ga. Ap p

. 3 7 4

, 3 7 5 -3 7 6 (7 2 9 SE2 d 5 2 0) (2 0 1 2 ) (ju v en i l e co u rt

v i o l at ed fo rm er OCGA § 1 5 -1 1 -6 3 (e) (1 ) (b )

– n ow OCGA § 1 5 -1 1 -6 0 2

– in

ex p res s l y p ro v i d i n g t h at d el in q u en t ch i l d wo u l d recei v e no cred i t fo r p re-d i s p o s i t i o n

d et en t i o n ). Acco rd in gl y , we m u s t v acat e D. D.’ s co m

m i t m en t o rd er an d rem an d t h i s

cas e fo r res en t en ci n g . See i d

. at 3 76

. Up o n rem an d , t h e ju v en i l e co u rt i s d i rect ed t o

g i v e D. D. cred i t f

o r t h e 9 9 d ay s h e s p en t i n res t ri ct i v e d et en t i o n p ri or t o t h e

d i s p o s i t i on o f hi s cas e. See OCGA § § 1 5 -1 1 -6 04 (a), 1 5 -1 1 -6 0 1 (1 1 ) (e) an d 1 5 -1 1

-

6 0 4 (b ).

2 Pri o r t o th e 2 0 1 0 am en d m en t t o fo rm er OCGA § 1 5-1 1 -6 6 (n o w OCGA § 1 5

- 1 1 -6 04 ), ju v en i l es were n o t en ti t l ed t o cred i t fo r t i m e serv ed p ri or to ad j u d icat i o n o f
d el i n q u en cy

. See In t h e In ter es t o f J. R.

, 2 8 1 0 G a. Ap p

. 1 4 3, 14 4 (1 ) (6 33 SE2 d 4 4 7 ) (2 0 0 6).

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. D. D. co n t en d s t h at t h e ju v en il e co u rt erred in p l aci n g m an d at ory co n d i t i on s

o n D. D.’ s s u p erv i s i o n wh en i t o rd ered t h at D. D. be co m m i tt ed t o t h e cu s t o d y an d

co n tro l o f t h e GDJ J. Ag ai n , we ag ree.

W h en a ju v en i le i s co m

m i t t ed t o t h e cu s t o d y an d co n t ro l o f t h e GDJ J

,

cu s t od y an d co n tro l o f t h e ju v en i l e i s t h ereb y an d th ereaft er ex cl u s i v el y

i n t h e [GDJ J]

, wh i ch i s ch arg ed wi t h res po n si b i l i t y t o d i a g n o s e each
ju v en i l e an d t o d et erm i n e, i m p l em en t

, an d p eri o d i cal l y rev i se as n eed ed

an i n d i v id u al i zed p lan o f care an d t reat m en t fo r each o ne.

(Pu n ct u at i on an d fo o t n o t e o m i t t e d

. ) In t h e In t er es t o f P. S

. , 2 95 Ga. Ap p. 7 2 4

, 7 2 6

(6 7 3 SE2 d 7 4 ) (2 0 0 9 ). Mo reo v er, o n ce a d el i n q uen t ch i l d i s co m m i t t ed t o t he cu s t o dy

an d co n tro l o f t he GDJ J

, t h e ju v en i l e co u rt h as n o p o wer to m ak e fu rt h er p ro v i s i on s

d i ct at i n g t h e d i s p o s i t i on o f t h e ch i l d . See In t h e In t er es t o f R. D.

, 1 4 1 Ga. Ap p . 8 4 3

(2 3 4 SE2 d 6 8 0 ) (1 9 7 7) (i n t erp ret i n g fo rm er Co d e An n

. Ti t l e 2 4 A ; G a. L

. 1 97 1

, p

. 7 0 9

et s eq .); s e e al s o In t he In ter es t o f B. D. T.

, 2 1 9 G a. Ap p. 8 0 4

, 8 05 (4 6 6 SE2 d 6 8 0 )

(1 9 9 6) (ju v en i l e co u rt can n o t c o m m i t a ch i l d to cu s to d y , an d p ro v i d e co n d i t i on s

wh i ch co n tro l o r l im i t t h e cu s t od i al au t h o ri t y ’ s di s cret i on i n d eal i n g w i th t h e ch i l d ).

Here, t he ju v en i le co u rt o rd ered t hat D

. D. b e co m m i t t ed t o t he cu s t o d y o f t h e

GDJ J fo r t wo y ears

. Hav i n g d on e s o, th e ju v en il e co u rt l ack ed t h e p o wer t o p l ace

ad d it i o n al co n d i t i on s o n D. D.’ s s up erv i s i o n b y t h e GDJ J

. See In th e In ter es t o f R. D.

,

5s u p ra, at 8 4 3 ; In t h e In t er es t o f B. D.T.

, s u p ra, at 8 0 5

. Up o n rem an d

, i f t he ju v en i l e

co u rt wan t s t o en s u re t h at D. D. m eet s cert ai n co n d i t i o n s up o n h i s rel eas e fro m

res t ri ct i v e cu s t od y , th e ju v en il e co u rt can p lace D. D. i n an i n s ti t ut i o n , cam p, o r o t h er

faci li t y o p erat ed u n d er t h e d i rect i o n o f t h e co u rt or o t h er l o cal au t h o ri t y , rat h er t h an

co m m i t t i n g D. D. t o t h e cu s t o d y an d co n t ro l o f th e GDJ J

. See In t he In t er es t o f R. D.

,

s u p ra, at 8 4 4

.

3

. D. D. co n ten d s th at t h e re s t i t u t i o n p ro v is i o n i n hi s co m m i t m en t o rd er i s

u n en fo rceab l e b ecau s e t h e ju v en i l e co u rt fai l e d t o h o l d a res t i t u ti o n heari n g

. W e

ag ree.

Pu rs uan t t o OCGA § 1 5 -1 1 -6 0 1 (7 ), a ju v en i l e co u rt m ay o rd er a d e l i n q u en t

ch i l d t o m ak e res t i tu t i o n

. In do i n g s o , h o wev er, t h e ju v en il e co urt m u s t fo l l o w t h e

p ro ced ures s et fo rt h i n OCGA § § 1 7 -1 4

- 1 t h ro u g h 1 7 -1 4-1 9

. Th es e p ro ced u res

i n cl u d e t h e req u i rem en t o f h o l d i n g a h eari n g t o d et erm i n e res t it u t i o n . See OCGA §

1 7 -1 4-7 (b ). A t t h at heari n g , t h e S t at e h as t h e b u rd en o f p ro v i n g t h e am o u n t o f t h e

v i ct i m ’ s l o s s

. See i d

. Th e d efen d an t

, o n t he o t h e r h an d

, h as t h e b u rd en o f

d em o n s t rat i n g h i s p res en t fi n an ci al res o u rces , o b li g at i o n s an d n eed s

. See To b i a s v.

S t a t e , 3 1 9 Ga. Ap p

. 32 0

, 3 2 9 -3 3 0 (5 ) (7 3 5 SE2 d 1 1 3 ) (2 0 1 2 ). Here, t h e S t a t e

co n ced es t h at n o res t it ut i o n h eari n g was h el d an d th ere w as n o ev i d en ce ad d u ced at

6t h e ad

ju d i cat i o n an d d i s p o s i t i o n h e a r in g s wi t h reg ard to t h e am o u n t o f th e v i ct i m ’ s

l o s s o r D. D.’ s ab il i ty t o pay res t i t u t i o n

. Co n seq u en t l y , we m u s t rem an d t h i s cas e fo r

a res t i t u ti o n h eari n g i n acco rd an ce wi t h t h e p ro ced u res set fo rt h i n OCGA § § 1 7 -1 4 -1

t h ro u g h 1 7 -1 4 -1 9

.

Ju d g men t va ca t ed a n d ca s e r ema nd ed

. An dr ews
, P. J., a nd Br a n ch

, J., co n cu r

.

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