J.W. v. State

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant-Respondent, J.W., a juvenile, appeals an adjudication finding him to be a delinquent child for committing theft, Ind. Code § 35-48-4-2, an act which would be a Class D felony if committed by an adult, and forgery, Ind.Code § 85-48-5-2, an act which would be a Class C felony if committed by an adult.

We reverse and remand.

ISSUE

J.W. raises one issue on appeal, which we restate as follows: whether the juvenile court erroneously conducted a fact-finding hearing by allowing the defense counsel to withdraw after J.W. informed the juvenile court that…