P.D.W. v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

In this juvenile proceeding, the trial court failed to follow the proper procedure pursuant to section 39.052(3)(e)(l), Florida Statutes (1991), for adjudicating the appellant as having committed a delinquent act and committing him to the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS). Strict compliance with the provisions of section 39.052(3)(e) is mandatory and failure to comply constitutes reversible error. See R.G.S. v. State, 597 So.2d 816 (Fla. 2d DCA) (interpreting former section 39.-09(3)(e), Florida Statutes (1989)), review denied, 601 So.2d 553 (Fla.1992).…