J.P.C. v. State

JOANOS, Judge.

J.P.C. (appellant) appeals the trial court’s order of disposition, following appellant’s adjudication as a delinquent child. The issues presented are: (1) whether the trial erred in ordering appellant to low-risk commitment, without obtaining a recommendation from the Department of Juvenile Justice (Department) as to the appropriate commitment level; and (2) whether the trial court erred in ordering appellant to pay $6.00 to the “Ordinance Fund.” We reverse.

Appellant was twelve years of age when he entered a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of throwing a deadly missile (a…