B.P. v. STATE

No. 1D07-3676.

970 So.2d 882 (2007)

B.P., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 17, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and David P. Gauldin, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Charlie McCoy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant correctly argues that the trial court committed fundamental error in failing properly to advise appellant of his right to assistance of counsel at the plea and disposition hearings. Florida courts have held repeatedly that fundamental error occurs if a juvenile enters an uncounseled plea in a delinquency proceeding and the trial court fails to conduct a thorough inquiry into the juvenile's comprehension of the right to counsel pursuant to Florida...

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