People v. M.L.K.

After detention and adjudicatory hearings, the trial court declared that respondent, M.L.K., was a delinquent minor and placed him on two years’ probation with the following conditions: performance of 40 hours of public service; payment of restitution; a 10 p.m. curfew; regular school attendance; and, the maintenance of at least a “C” average. On appeal, the respondent asserts the trial court committed reversible error in failing to appoint counsel to represent him at the detention hearing. He also asserts the trial court abused its discretion in ordering him to maintain a “C” average in…