J. B. v. STATE

JOANOS, Judge.

In this appeal from an order of commitment to the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services following adjudication of delinquency, J. B. contends the court erred in committing him without the benefit of a written predisposition report, without allowing him an adequate opportunity to rebut or explain factual information contained in the oral report, and without disclosing the contents of the report to appellant and his parents.

Appellant’s counsel was in attendance when an oral predisposition report was presented by the HRS counselor in the judge’s chambers. Apparently,…