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M.D. v. STATE

No. 5D99-1771.

751 So.2d 165 (2000)

M.D., A Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 4, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and M.A. Lucas, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Denise O. Simpson, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

HARRIS, J.

The court was concerned with M.D.'s apparent drug problems and committed him to a high risk residential program over the Department's recommendation for a moderate risk commitment. The court did not explain why the Department's recommendation would not meet the needs of M.D. and otherwise failed to justify its departure from the recommendation. We reverse for resentencing. See A.C.N. v. State, 727 So.2d 368 (Fla...

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