B.D.T. v. State

OPINION

RILEY, Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant Respondent, B.D.T., appeals an adjudication finding him to be a delinquent child for committing sexual battery, Ind.Code § 35-41-1-16, an act which would be a Class D felony if committed by an adult.

Judgment vacated.

ISSUES

B.D.T. raises two issues on appeal, one of which we find dispositive 1 whether the juvenile court had jurisdiction over a 16-year old juvenile who was alleged to have committed criminal deviate conduct.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY, On August 1,1998, M.F., age 15, went to her stepsister’s house to get ready to watch a parade.…