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ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE:

COREY L. SCOTT GREGORY F. ZOELLER
Indianapolis, Indiana  Attorney General of Indiana

   ARTURO RODRIGUEZ II
   Deputy Attorney General
     Indianapolis, Indiana




IN THE
COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA



M.J.-W.,  )
)
Appellant-Respondent, )
)
vs. ) No. 49A02-0906-JV-534
)
STATE OF INDIANA, )
)
Appellee-Petitioner. )



APPEAL FROM THE MARION SUPERIOR COURT
The Honorable Marilyn A. Moores, Judge
Cause No. 49D09-0903-JD-671




December 22, 2009


MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION


NAJAM, Judge


STATEMENT OF THE CASE
M.J.-W. appeals her adjudication as a delinquent child for committing Battery, as a Class D felony when committed by an adult, and Disorderly Conduct, as a Class A misdemeanor when committed by an adult.  She presents a single issue for our review, namely, whether the State presented sufficient evidence to disprove her self-defense claim with regard to each adjudication.
We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 3, 2009, M.J.-W. got into an altercation with T.R. at school.  M.J.-W. and T.R. were yelling at each other when M.J.-W. entered Sarah Thrasher

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