D.B. v. State

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Fourteen year old D.B. and J.R. had an argument on May 4, 1993. Two days later, D.B. approached J.R.'s residence and stood across the street in front of the house. J.R. was sitting on the front porch with some friends and family. D.B. and J.R. had a brief conversation, and D.B. pulled out a handgun and pointed it in the direction of the porch. D.B. learned that the police had been called and left the scene.

On October 7, 1993, the State filed a delinquency petition in the St. Joseph Probate Court charging D.B. with carrying a handgun without a Heense…