M.D.B. v. State

I concur with the majority’s decision that the revocation of probation must be reversed and this matter must be remanded for a new hearing. In order to more fully understand the background of this case, I believe a more thorough recitation of the surrounding facts may be of assistance.

FACTS

On January 10, 2005, M.D.B. entered a plea of guilty to a charge of misdemeanor battery in case number CRC04-09189 and adjudication was withheld. On May 12, 2005, the juvenile court conducted a pread-judicatory hearing conference on two unrelated juvenile delinquency cases2 which were scheduled for…