STATE v. J.J.

No. 1D22-489.

359 So.3d 863 (2023)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. J. J., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Heather Flanagan Ross , Assistant Attorney General, and Eric Trombley , Assistant State General, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Jessica J. Yeary , Public Defender, and Emmalyn Dalton , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


We have for review a disposition order that imposed a lower restrictiveness level than the one recommended by the Department of Juvenile Justice ("DJJ"). Because the trial court failed to provide sufficient reasons to support its decision to disregard DJJ's recommended disposition, we reverse.

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J.J. entered a plea...

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