A.P. v. State

DAVIS, Judge.

A.P., a fifteen-year-old girl, challenges the trial court order adjudicating her delinquent and committing her to a moderate risk placement. Because the record reveals that the trial court did not ensure that A.P. made a knowing and voluntary waiver of conflict-free counsel pursuant to Forsett v. State, 790 So.2d 474 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001), we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The delinquency petition was based on the allegation that A.P. had battered her stepfather. At the commencement of the plea colloquy, the public defender representing A.P. informed the court in the…