J.I.S. v. STATE

No. 1D04-4379.

902 So.2d 890 (2005)

J.I.S., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 31, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


HAWKES, J.

Appellant, a juvenile, appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for credit for time he spent in secured detention, awaiting disposition. Appellant's disposition (as distinguished from a sentence) required he be committed to a high risk program. Appellant could complete his program in nine months, eighteen months, or longer, depending upon how he responded. Thus, his commitment was for an indeterminate length of time. We affirm for two reasons.

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