In the Interest of R. V. P. v. State

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

Appellant, a juvenile, appeals from a delinquency order committing him to the custody of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.

The basis for the petition alleging delinquency was that appellant had attempted to commit robbery. Appellant was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. The docket sheet recites that counsel was offered to appellant but that he waived his right to counsel. No written waiver appears. Appellant contends that his mother declined the Public Defender and indicated her intention to retain other counsel.1

*292Prior to arraignment, a…