C.T. v. STATE

No. 4D01-3323.

819 So.2d 869 (2002)

C.T., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Alan T. Lipson, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Sue-Ellen Kenny, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MAY, J.

A juvenile appeals the trial court's disposition order entered after having pled guilty to a violation of probation. At issue is whether a trial court may disagree with the disposition recommended by the Department of Juvenile Justice [DJJ] when that disagreement rests solely on the same factors considered by the DJJ in making its recommendation. We hold that a trial court judge has that discretion. The disposition order is affirmed.

The State initially...

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