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.
Juvenile
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.
State v. C.K., No. 49A02-1607-JV-1506, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Feb. 28, 2017).
A juvenile court must waive jurisdiction to adult court if a felony conviction or nontraffic misdemeanor is imposed at any time before the State files its motion for waiver.