W.R.S. v. STATE

No. 49A02-0106-JV-360.

759 N.E.2d 1121 (2001)

W.R.S., Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

December 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann M. Sutton, Marion County Public Defender, Steven J. Halbert, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Ellen H. Meilaender, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

W.R.S. challenges his incarceration both before and after he was found to have violated his probation by missing school. Specifically, W.R.S. argues that the juvenile court could not detain him in a secure facility pending his fact-finding hearing because he was only alleged to have committed a "status offense." W.R.S. also argues that the juvenile court could not commit him to the Department of Correction (D...

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