A group of juvenile advocates is asking Ohio鈥檚 top court to .
Mike Brickner with the says there are cases when a parent, guardian or even judge might think the best thing would be to pass on having an attorney to speed up the process.
鈥淚 think that there are a lot of well-meaning judges out there who want to do that who care about those young people. But I think it鈥檚 incredibly important to have their own independent advocates,鈥� he said.
Young people facing felony charges are already required to speak to an attorney before they decide whether they want to waive counsel. The ACLU, Children鈥檚 Law Center and Office of the Ohio Public Defender wants that extended for any criminal charges.
