In re T.E.F.

LAKE, Chief Justice.

The sole question presented for review is whether the trial court, in conducting a juvenile adjudicatory hearing, committed reversible error by accepting the admission of guilt of the juvenile (T.E.E) without conducting the full inquiry required under N.C.G.S. § 7B-2407(a).

The Court of Appeals’ majority reversed the trial court, holding that because the trial court failed to determine T.E.F.’s satisfaction with his representation by counsel as required by N.C.G.S. § 7B-2407(a), “the trial court’s acceptance of the juvenile’s admission . . . necessitates setting aside the…