F.T. v. STATE

No. 5D08-3215.

9 So.3d 42 (2009)

F.T., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 6, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Rebecca M. Becker, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


EVANDER, J.

F.T. appeals from a disposition order committing him to a level 6 placement for one year after being found guilty of possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis. He contends that the trial court erred in rejecting the Department of Juvenile Justice's (DJJ) recommendation of probation. We agree.

After the adjudicatory hearing, the trial court ordered a predisposition report (PDR). The PDR reflected that F.T. had never previously been found guilty...

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