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Indio, 22, was charged in August 2014 for felony drug possession
The conviction was dropped after he gave proof he had successfully finished a drug diversion program

By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:44 EST, 8 March 2016 | Updated: 19:19 EST, 8 March 2016

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Indio Falconer Downey, the son of Robert Downey Jr., has had his felony drug possession conviction dismissed.

According to TMZ, the 22-year-old's case was overseen by judge Lauren Weis Birnstein on Tuesday.

The LA native was pictured at the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles just before his hearing. His father, who has famously battled drug addiction in the past but has been sober for years.

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All's well: Indio Falconer Downey was pictured arriving to the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles just before his cocaine case was dismissed

Suited up: Indio wore a dark blue suit and red tie as he arrived to the courthouse

The conviction against Robert's son was dropped after Indio gave proof that he had successfully finished a drug diversion program, according to the website.

Indio was charged in August 2014 for felony drug possession.

In June 2014, Indio was arrested after police officers allegedly spotted him smoking a pipe while riding as a passenger in a car in West Hollywood.

He plead guilty to felony possession of a controlled substance - namely, cocaine - in September 2014.

With dad: The conviction against Robert's son was dropped after Indio gave proof that he had successfully finished a drug diversion program, according to the website; here they are seen in 2007

The young actor appeared in front of Judge Keith Schwartz, where he was ordered to continue to receive treatment for his drug addiction but ruled he would not face jail time and, if he stays clean and on the right side of the law for 18 months, his conviction will be expunged.

That turned out to be the case on Tuesday for Indio, who shared his hopes that he could serve as a future inspiration.

'I would like to say I am truly grateful for the experience I had over the last 20 months in recovery,' Indio told the judge, according to the celebrity website.

'I'm so blessed to have my life back. I hope to be an inspiration to work with others in the future,' he said.

'I'm so blessed to have my life back': Downey shared his hopes to serve as an inspiration for others in the future

Over a year ago Robert explained to Vanity Fair how he had inherited his issues from his father and his son Indio, who was arrested in June on Felony Drug Possession, had also taken the same path.

The Iron Man actor, who was recently pardoned for a 1996 drug conviction by California governor Jerry Brown, said: 'He’s his mother [musician Deborah Falconer]'s son and my son, and he’s come up the chasm much quicker than we did.

Candid: Sitting down for the magazine's October edition a very wordy Robert said, 'pick a dysfunction and it's a family problem'

'But that’s typical in the Information Age; things get accelerated. You’re confronted with histories and predispositions and influences and feelings and unspoken traumas or needs that weren’t met, and all of a sudden you’re three miles into the woods. Can you help someone get out of those woods? Yes, you can. By not getting lost looking for them.'

Being slightly more straight up he continued: 'Pick a dysfunction and it’s a family problem.

Family matters: Over a year ago Robert Downey Jr. explained to Vanity Fair how he had inherited his issues from his father and his son Indio, who was arrested in June on Felony Drug Possession, had also taken the same path