G.L. v. STATE

No. 5D05-4428.

937 So.2d 801 (2006)

G.L., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Caleb A. Bendix, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Anthony J. Golden, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

G.L. appeals his adjudication of delinquency and sentence, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion by disregarding the recommendation by the Department of Juvenile Justice ("DJJ") without stating its reasons. We agree and reverse.

G.L. was found with three bags of cannabis that he admittedly intended to sell. The State filed a petition for delinquency, alleging that G.L. possessed cannabis with intent to sell within 1,000 feet of a school...

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