D.D.B. v. State

OPINION

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Appellant, D.D.B., appeals his adjudication as a delinquent child. The court concluded that he had committed Theft,1 a Class D felony if committed by an adult.

We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Three issues are presented upon appeal, which we restate as follows:(1) Whether D.D.B.’s constitutional right to testify in his own behalf was waived following a meaningful consultation with his guardian ad litem.(2) Whether counsel for D.D.B. was ineffective by failing to interview potentially exculpatory witnesses.(3) Whether sufficient evidence supports the delinquency…