A.B. v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

A.B., a juvenile, appeals her adjudication as a delinquent child for her postings on the Internet site MySpace.com that, if committed by an adult, would constitute the criminal offense of Harassment.1 The *1224Court of Appeals reversed, concluding that A.B.’s allegedly harassing messages were protected political speech. A.B. v. State, 863 N.E.2d 1212 (Ind.Ct.App.2007), reh’g denied. Disagreeing with this rationale, we granted transfer,2 and now also reverse the trial court, but for a different reason: the State failed to prove all of the statutory elements for the offense of…