E.L. v. State

E.L. challenges the denial of his request to withdraw his plea to violations of community control. Because E.L. never entered a plea that could be accepted pursuant to Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.080, we reverse.

*281Rule 8.080 imposes upon a trial judge the obligation to determine that the child’s plea was made knowingly and voluntarily. To fulfill this obligation, the trial court must determine that the child understands a minimum of seven factors, including, but not limited to, the right to persist in a plea of not guilty, the right to an adjudicatory hearing, and the right to present…