T. C. v. State

PEARSON, Judge.

The appellant was adjudicated a delinquent upon a finding that he was guilty of grand larceny. Immediately prior to trial, the public defender, on behalf of the child, filed a motion to suppress certain evidence. The circuit judge denied the motion without a hearing thereon. The record of the subsequent hearing on the charge makes clear that there was a substantial question presented by the motion. We hold that the circuit judge committed reversible error in denying the motion without a hearing on the merits. See CrPR 3.190(h)(3).

The motion was legally sufficient and the…