W.Y. v. STATE

No. AJ-392.

414 So.2d 659 (1982)

W.Y., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 4, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Allen, Public Defender, Glenna Joyce Reeves, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Gregory C. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MILLS, Judge.

W.Y. appeals an order committing him to the care of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS). We reverse.

The sole error urged by W.Y. is that the trial court did not comply with Section 39.09(3)(e), Florida Statutes (1981), by not ranking the three placement alternatives for him suggested by HRS. Instead, the order lists one option, halfway house, as all three priorities. Recently, this court held that this statute is mandatory...

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