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S.S.M. v. STATE

No. 5D01-1054.

814 So.2d 1234 (2002)

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 3, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Scott Ragan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Alfred Washington, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

S.S.M. was committed to a level 8, high-risk residential program. This commitment ignored the recommendations of the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).

A trial court may disregard the recommendations of the DJJ in a juvenile proceeding. See § 985.23(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (2001). However, when the recommendations are disregarded, the court must state the reasons for doing so, including making reference to the characteristics of the restrictiveness...

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