Legal Opinion

A.V. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 12, 2017No. Case No. 2D16-175Published

1Opinion of the Court

SILBERMAN, Judge.

A.V. appeals disposition orders in seven circuit court cases, four of which are violations of probation. He contends that the trial court erred by deviating from the commitment restrictiveness level recommended by the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) in committing him to a high-risk program rather than to a nonsecure program. We affirm the disposition orders as to the adjudications of delinquency. We reverse the commitment to a high-risk program because the trial court did not make sufficient findings to depart from the D JJ’s recommendation, and we remand for a new…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. E.A.R. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
  2. S.G. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  3. J.H. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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