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831 So. 2d 815

D.A. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 11, 2002

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2002-12-11

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently January 2005

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Relies on State v. TG · Bell v. State

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Decided 2002-12-11

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PER CURIAM.

¶1Appellant, D.A., a juvenile, pled no contest to battery for striking another student. D.A. was adjudicated delinquent and was committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice for placement in a level six program. The State properly concedes error in that the trial judge failed to conduct a thorough and proper inquiry to determine appellant’s comprehension of the offer of appointed counsel prior to accepting appellant’s waiver of counsel. We reverse and remand this cause so that a new plea and disposition may be entered after a proper inquiry concerning the right to appointed counsel and appellant’s understanding thereof has been made. See State v. T.G., 800 So.2d 204 (Fla.2001); T.M. v. State, 811 So.2d 837 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).

¶2REVERSED and REMANDED.

FARMER, STEVENSON and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.
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