In Matter of Dominique R., L-06-1250 (6-8-2007)

DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY

{¶ 1} Appellant appeals a modification of his disposition by the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division. Because we conclude that he was denied the right to counsel at post-adjudicative dispositional hearings, we reverse.

{¶ 2} On October 15, 2005, 14-year-old appellant, Dominique R., had already been adjudicated delinquent and was on community control for a series of burglaries and of the home invasion robbery of an 82-year-old man. On October 15, appellant participated in a North Toledo riot, during which he set fire to a tavern. The structure burned…