B.B. v. State

B.B., a child, appeals from his adjudication of delinquency and commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice after the trial court found he committed the delinquent acts of escaping from a halfway house and obstructing an officer without violence. We reverse B.B.’s commitment because the trial court failed to consider a predisposition report (PDR) as required by section 39.052(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1997). B.B. v. State, 647 So.2d 268 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994). The requirement of a PDR may be waived, but only if a trial court informs the juvenile of his rights and confirms the juvenile…