Legal Opinion

J.F. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 31, 2019No. Court of Appeals Case 18A-JV-2016Published

1Opinion of the Court

Brown, Judge.

[1] J.F. appeals the juvenile court's dispositional order awarding wardship of him to the Department of Correction (the "DOC") for housing in any correctional facility for children. J.F. raises two issues which we revise and restate as:

I. Whether J.F. received ineffective assistance of counsel; and

II. Whether the juvenile court abused its discretion when it awarded wardship to the DOC.

We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[2] On January 16, 2018, a pizza was ordered to be delivered to the Merrillville, Indiana, apartment of J.F., born on December 1, 2002. J.F. was armed with a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. French v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Burr v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Whitener v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Morgan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001

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