In the Interest of C. F.

The Juvenile Court of Upson County adjudicated C. F. delinquent and subsequently dismissed his appeal, finding he unreasonably delayed the filing of the trial transcript. C. F. appeals the dismissal order, and for reasons that follow, we affirm.

The record shows that, on February 23, 2001, C. F. timely filed a notice of appeal from the juvenile court’s order adjudicating him delinquent. The delinquency proceedings were tape recorded, and C. F. wanted to include a transcript of the tape in the record for appeal. On April 30, 2001, the State moved to dismiss C. F.’s appeal, arguing, among other things, that he had inexcusably delayed filing a transcript. The trial court scheduled the motion for hearing on May 9, 2001. On the date of the hearing, C. F.’s counsel moved for an extension of time to file the transcript, asserting that the continuing delay had been caused by his office being “overburdened with other matters at this time, and the transcript was given to another person to prepare and that person has advised that it is not ready at this juncture due to scheduling conflicts and matters uncontrollable to appellee sic or his attorney.”