R.M. v. State

BADALAMENTI, Judge.

R.M. appeals an adjudication of delinquency and an order of commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice for violations of the terms of his probation. We reverse because the record does not establish a proper waiver of the juvenile's right to counsel.

As background, R.M. was placed on a term of probation after the trial court withheld adjudication for the offenses of burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and petit theft. Thereafter, the State filed several *955affidavits of violation of probation alleging that R.M. violated his probation by repeatedly absconding from…