L.S. v. State

Appellant appeals the trial court’s order committing him to a moderate risk facility. Because the trial court erred when it failed to explain why its consideration of the evidence led it to reach a different conclusion than that recommended by the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and faded to reference the characteristics of a moderate risk facility vis-a-vis Appellant’s needs, we must reverse.

Appellant was arrested for burglary of a dwelling on February 27, 2007, and placed on home detention. Although Appellant absconded for 23 days in May 2007, the court again placed him on home…