M.D.B. v. State

SALCINES, Judge.

M.D.B. appeals an order revoking juvenile probation, adjudicating him delinquent, and committing him to a moderate risk residential treatment facility with the Department of Juvenile Justice. Because we find the juvenile court abused its discretion in denying counsel’s motion for continuance and erred in failing to follow the proper procedure for appointment of counsel, we reverse and remand for a new probation revocation hearing.

M.D.B. was before the court for a pread-judicatory hearing in two juvenile cases. Without prior notice, the juvenile court added an arraignment to…