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M.G. v. STATE

No. 89-2153.

556 So.2d 820 (1990)

M.G., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 15, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Gibson, Public Defender and Barbara L. Condon, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Nancy Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

GOSHORN, Judge.

The court found M.G., a juvenile, guilty of a simple assault1 and placed M.G. on community control for 6 months. M.G. argues, and the State concedes, that the trial court erred in imposing a period of community control exceeding the sentence that could have been imposed had M.G. been committed for the offense. We agree.

The legislature has created a statutory distinction between juveniles and adults with regard...

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