E.M. v. STATE

Nos. 4D17-3557, 4D17-3568, 4D17-3566, 4D17-3564, 4D17-3563, 4D17-3561, 4D17-3560, and 4D17-3558.

267 So.3d 441 (2019)

E.M., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 27, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Virginia Murphy , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Ashley B. Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Anesha Worthy , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


A juvenile appeals a disposition order that includes a five-day detention sanction for direct criminal contempt. He argues: (1) the evidence does not support a direct criminal contempt finding; (2) the court erred in departing from the Department of Juvenile Justice's ("DJJ") recommended disposition; and (3) the court erred in failing to...

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