State of Indiana v. BH

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court dismissed the State’s appeal in a juvenile delinquency case because the State filed its notice of appeal after the applicable thirty-day deadline and did not establish extraordinarily compelling reasons to restore its forfeited appellate right. The Court held that the trial court’s order denying approval of the delinquency petition was a final judgment, but it declined to decide whether the State had statutory authority to appeal that order. No separate opinions were filed.