Legal Opinion

A.A. v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided February 26, 1999No. 90A02-9809-JV-723PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

In July of 1997, the State filed a petition and affidavit alleging A.A. to be a delinquent child under Indiana Code § 31-37-1-1.1 The petition claimed that A.A. had committed an act which would constitute Child Molesting, as a Class B felony, if committed by an adult.2 During a fact-finding hearing, the State introduced a written confession in which A.A. admitted he had performed oral sex on his then eight-year-old cousin, J.D. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court adjudicated A.A. a delinquent child. A.A. now appeals. The dispositive issue…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Spano v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Beckwith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Light v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Ashby v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Clark v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  2. Borton v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. Moore v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. Brabandt v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. S.D. v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010

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