L.Y.H. v. STATE

No. 96-426.

677 So.2d 96 (1996)

L.Y.H., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Douglas Gurnic, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

We have held that a trial court's failure to advise a child of the right to counsel at each stage of a proceeding and to ensure that any waiver of that right is freely and intelligently made is reversible error. In re D.L.A., 667 So.2d 330 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). We directed:

On remand, the trial court shall advise appellant fully regarding his right to counsel and, should appellant indicate a desire to...

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