How long does it take to receive a court hearing for a felony criminal mischief charge involving my minor?

How long does it take to receive a court hearing for a felony criminal mischief charge involving my minor?

My son was questioned about this and fully cooperated almost 3 months ago and I haven’t heard or received anything about court or the charges. The only reason I know it was a felony criminal mischief charge is because I googled it and the local newspaper said all boys involved were charged with this in juvenile ourt in which we’ve never been in front of a judge. He’s 16. Will I need a lawyer? One of the other boys involved received a letter stating charges were dropped and again I didn’t receive this letter. How to I go about finding out the status of this case?

Asked on December 20, 2012 under Criminal Law, Indiana

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