M.R. v. State

CONOVER, Judge.

M.R., a 15 year old boy, was charged in five separate petitions filed simultaneously with three separate house burglaries, three thefts, one auto theft, one escape, and one charge of carrying a handgun without a license. At his initial hearing at which his mother was present, he waived his right to counsel, testified he knew and understood his constitutional rights to be represented by counsel, to have a speedy trial, to compel the attendance of witnesses, to remain silent and not testify, and the possibility of sentence to the Indiana Boys School if the court determined he had…