K.O. v. STATE

No. 5D99-3197.

765 So.2d 901 (2000)

K.O., A Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Rebecca M. Becker, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carmen F. Corrente, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


SAWAYA, J.

K.O. appeals the disposition order placing him in a level eight commitment program to be followed by post-commitment community control. The trial court determined K.O.'s placement without the benefit of a recommendation from the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). K.O. argues that the trial court's failure to receive and consider such a recommendation was in violation of section 985.23, Florida Statutes (1999) and constitutes reversible error. We agree...

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