Joshua Q. Eirhart v. State of Indiana

── Joshua Q. Eirhart v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02401 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 03, 2024 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Tavitas concur Throughout 2021 and 2022, DCS received several reports about Q.E. At two separate schools, Q.E.’s kindergarten teachers and others expressed concerns for Q.E.’s well-being based on his “obsess[ive]” relationship with food. Tr. Vol. III, pp. 59-60. They reported he would sneak extra food, eat what he had in tiny bites, and even eat waste from trash cans. Q.E. was thin and small for his age, with one witness describing him as “frail [and] skinny” with a “little pot belly” and the general appearance of being “malnourished.” Id. at 46.