P.Y. v. STATE

Nos. 1D07-3989 to 1D07-3992.

976 So.2d 1168 (2008)

P.Y., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Archie F. Gardner, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Jennifer J. Moore, Assistant Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


BENTON, J.

We reverse the disposition order in this juvenile delinquency case because the trial court did not adequately explain its basis for disregarding the recommendation the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) made in its predisposition report to restore P.Y. to probation.

In a disposition proceeding, the court determines whether a culpable juvenile should be committed to the custody of the DJJ and, if so, at what restrictiveness level. § 985.433...

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