The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a Wheeler County Juvenile Court judge’s ruling that a teenager who was arrested for obstruction and possession of marijuana should never have been detained or charged because the sheriff who stopped him had no training to back up his contention that he smelled pot.

Defense lawyer Robert Kenner Jr., a solo attorney based in Stone Mountain, said the district attorney did not filed a notice of appeal within the 10-day deadline, which means the charges against client Cameron Brockington cannot be pursued.