B.t.e., Appellant v. State of Indiana, Appellee.

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court held that sufficient evidence supported B.T.E.'s juvenile-delinquency adjudication for attempted aggravated battery because his sustained threats, solicitations, bomb research, school diagrams, and death note collectively constituted a substantial step beyond mere preparation. The court adopted a context-dependent, five-factor approach that considers corroboration of criminal intent, offense severity, proximity, Model Penal Code examples, and the defendant's aggregate conduct. It also summarily affirmed the rulings that the continuance did not violate B.T.E.'s right to a speedy hearing and that sufficient evidence supported the conspiracy adjudication.