Vaidik, C.J.
The Indiana Supreme Court held in Smith v. State, 765 N.E.2d 578 (Ind. 2002), reh’g denied, that where the parties to criminal proceedings in question are not identical, the doctrine of judicial estoppel does not apply against the State. T.S., a juvenile, argues that Smith does not apply to juvenile-adjudication proceedings because they are civil. We find, however, that the rationale for not applying judicial estoppel against the State in criminal proceedings applies equally in the context of juvenile-delinquency proceedings. We therefore affirm the trial court.