Because the school official and police officer employed by the school acted in concert in obtaining incriminating statements from the student, and both were aware of the probability of criminal charges, the student should have been advised of his Miranda rights.
Juvenile
J.R. v. State, No. 49A02-1704-JV-754, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 9, 2018).
General statute on carrying a handgun without a license (Ind. Code § 35-41-2-1(a)) does not apply to juveniles because a statute related to a juvenile’s dangerous possession of a firearm (Ind. Code § 35-47-10-1) exists.
R.R. v. State, No. 47A04-1705-JV-944, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 11, 2018).
A juvenile may waive constitutional right to be present at factfinding hearings by knowingly and intentionally refusing to appear.
J.R. v. State, No. 49A02-1704-JV-754, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 8, 2017).
Conviction of a juvenile for possession of a handgun without a license was vacated because Ind. Code 35-47-2-1 applies only to adults, and a person under the age of eighteen is not eligible for a handgun license.
J.G. v. State, No. 43A03-1705-JV-957, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 2, 2017).
Juvenile was entitled to counsel at the dispositional modification hearing.