A.T. v. State

A.T. was adjudicated delinquent for an act that would be felony murder if committed by an adult, and the juvenile court ordered both a determinate and an indeterminate commitment to the Department of Correction. A.T. appealed his determinate commitment only, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. A.T. v. State, 953 N.E.2d 490 (Ind.Ct.App.2011).

A.T.’s determinate commitment was imposed pursuant to Indiana Code section 31-37-19-9(b) (“section 9”), which we recently explained is “a determinate commitment statute that is applicable to juvenile offenders who are sex or violent offenders and who fit…