L.D.S.J. v. State

Appellant challenges the trial court’s order revoking his probation where he entered a plea without the assistance of counsel. Appellant claims the trial court failed to determine whether he knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel, and failed to conduct a thorough inquiry into the voluntariness of his waiver of counsel. We agree with Appellant, and therefore reverse the trial court’s order revoking his probation and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Rule 8.165, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, provides that counsel is required at each…