A.P. v. State

A.P. appeals from an adjudication of delinquency arguing that the trial court erred in denying his pretrial motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We agree and therefore reverse.

After a petition for delinquency was filed, A.P. appeared before the trial court without an attorney and pled guilty to the charge of burglary of a dwelling.1 Prior to disposition, A.P. filed a motion to withdraw his plea, asserting that his decision to plead guilty without first conferring with counsel was not made knowingly and voluntarily because he had not been properly advised of his right to counsel. See Fla. R.…