D S v. State of Indiana

── D S v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-JV-02302 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 04, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Brown concur D.M.S. was born on November 12, 2008. D.M.S. lived with his mother along with his younger half-sister (“sister”), his mother’s boyfriend, and the boyfriend’s son (“step-brother”).1 While exiting school for dismissal on March 11, 2022, D.M.S. used his open hand to strike the left side of another student’s face, causing the student to sustain an injury around his left ear; consequently, D.M.S. was suspended from school. On March 23, 2022, then-thirteen-year-old D.M.S. ran away after a physical altercation with both his sister and step-brother.