D.C.W. v. State

SALCINES, Judge.

D.C.W., a juvenile, appeals his adjudication of delinquency as well as his commitment for an indeterminate period of time. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

In Polk County, D.C.W. entered a plea of no contest to the charge of battery on a detention facility staff member in violation of section 784.075, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1998). On appeal, D.C.W. argues that at the time he entered into the plea, the trial court did not adequately determine if his waiver of counsel was voluntarily and knowingly made in accordance with Florida Juvenile Procedure Rule 8.165(b)(2),…