S.B. v. State

The minor child, S.B., pled no contest to grand theft and criminal mischief. At the disposition hearing in March 2008, defense counsel requested that the court, follow the recommendation of the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and place S.B. on probation. The court adjudicated S.B. delinquent and committed the juvenile to a DJJ moderate risk program. The court indicated that it was departing from DJJ’s recommendation due to the “seriousness of offense to community; protection of community requires commitment; offense was aggressive, premeditated and willful; record and previous criminal…