Case Name: D.A., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-12-11
Citations: 831 So. 2d 815
Docket Number: No. 4D02-2643
Parties: D.A., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: FARMER, STEVENSON and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 831
Pages: 815–816

Head Matter:
D.A., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D02-2643.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Dec. 11, 2002.
Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Eunice T. Baros, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Richard E. Doran, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Sandra R. Braverman, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauder-dale, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, 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).
REVERSED and REMANDED.
FARMER, STEVENSON and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.