M. W. B. v. State

BOYER, Chief Judge.

Three cases, all of them involving juveniles, have been consolidated for purposes of appeal. The issue in all three cases is identical, to wit: Whether the judge of the juvenile division of the circuit court committed error in imposing a “mandatory” three year minimum term of commitment pursuant to F.S. 775.087.

*11Two of the cases involve the same factual situation. In all three cases, appellants were adjudicated guilty upon multiple charges to which they entered pleas of nolo contendere. One of the charges for which each appellant was found guilty entailed the presence of a…