T.D. v. State

LEHAN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his adjudication of delinquency and the disposition ordered by the trial court. We affirm the adjudication, but reverse the disposition and remand.

The state filed six petitions for delinquency, charging defendant with various theft offenses. The trial court adjudicated defendant delinquent and committed him to the custody of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS). The trial court’s written order contained a ranking of three facilities where the trial court recommended that defendant be placed. The facility ranked first by the court was not…