State v. J.S.
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Chief Judge.
Here, a juvenile has struggled for most of his life with multiple social and developmental disorders. After being charged with being a delinquent child for certain sex offenses, J.S.'s competency to stand trial was evaluated by three professionals. Two of the three found him incompetent to stand trial, and the juvenile court dismissed the petition.
Appellant-petitioner State of Indiana appeals the trial court's dismissal of the State's delinquency petition against appel-lee-respondent J.S., arguing that the trial court erred by finding J.S. incompetent to stand trial…
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