In re E.Q.

CARROLL, Chief Justice.

The district court, sitting as the juvenile court,1 found that E.Q. engaged in delinquent conduct and committed him to the Texas Youth Commission for a determinate sentence of fifteen years. We find that the trial court erred in denying E.Q.’s motion for new trial, as his pleas of “true” were not freely and voluntarily given. Accordingly, we will reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand this cause for further proceedings with instructions that E.Q. be allowed to withdraw his pleas of “true” and be granted a new trial.

BACKGROUND

E.Q., a minor, was charged with…