IN THE INTEREST OF G.A.F., A CHILD, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
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The court determined that orders waiving juvenile jurisdiction are reviewable on appeal, despite being interlocutory, by following the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure and relevant statutes.
Orders waiving juvenile jurisdiction are reviewable on appeal under the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure and applicable statutes, not solely under the general appellate rules for interlocutory orders.
G.A., a juvenile, appealed an order waiving jurisdiction and certifying him for trial as an adult, arguing the petition for delinquency was untimely f…
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PER CURIAM.
The finding of delinquency against the appellant, a juvenile, is reversed and remanded for a new trial because the record fails to show an adequate offer of counsel at the adjudicatory hearing or an intelligent and understanding waiver as required by Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.290(d)(2). See R.V.P. v. State, 395 So. 2d 291 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981).
REVERSED and REMANDED for new trial.
DAUKSCH, C.J., and ORFINGER and FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., JJ., concur.