J.A.-W. v. State

Appellant is a fourteen-year-old who was placed on juvenile probation for misdemeanor battery. He pled no contest to violating his probation and was sentenced to attend and complete a level six program. The sentencing order stated: “The placement is for an indeterminate period, but no longer than one year or the child’s 19th birthday, or as expected [sic] in section 985.201(4)(b)l and 2.” Appellant’s timely motion to correct the sentencing order was denied.

The sentencing order fails to reflect that appellant cannot be placed in the care of the Department of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”) beyond the…