N J v. State of Indiana

── N J v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-JV-02724 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 16, 2025 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Randolph Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Pyle concur On June 22, 2024, police were dispatched to then sixteen-year-old N.J.’s home where he lived with his adoptive mother. N.J.’s mother had called police about a domestic dispute. When officers entered the home, they observed N.J. “slumped over to the side” in a recliner. Appellant’s App. Vol. 2 at 15. After an officer yelled his name, N.J. awoke and appeared to be “extremely under the influence of an illegal substance.” Id. The officer noticed a cut straw with a “crystal-like substance” inside it on the floor near the recliner. Id.