A.S. v. State

GREEN, Judge.

AS., a juvenile, appeals his adjudication of delinquency and resulting commitment to a *995juvenile facility. A.S. argues that he is entitled to a new disposition hearing before a different judge because the trial court imper-missibly relied upon the fact that he had maintained his innocence to the charged offense throughout the proceeding below. We agree and reverse.

A.S. was charged with the commission of an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon upon another juvenile. A.S. entered a plea of denial and an adjudicatory hearing was conducted by the court below. Although there were…