K.M.T. v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

K.M.T., a juvenile, was charged with committing a lewd or lascivious assault and with committing a lewd or lascivious act in the presence of a child. He pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of aggravated battery. After taking evidence, the trial court adjudicated him delinquent and committed him to a *1310restrictiveness level six residential program. We reverse the delinquency adjudication and the commitment because the trial court failed to make findings in support of its rulings, as required by statute.

At the disposition hearing the trial court received a predisposition…