PER CURIAM.
The state appeals a trial court order transferring jurisdiction of this cause, in which the state direct-filed an information against the appellee, to the juvenile division. We reverse based on our holding that the state attorney had discretion to direct-file an information in adult court, notwithstanding the fact that the appellee was seventeen years old.
Section 985.557(b), Florida Statutes (2010), provides that, "[w]ith respect to any child...
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