A.L. v. State

In this juvenile delinquency proceeding, appellant seeks review of an order of commitment entered following a no-contest plea. He argues that the trial court committed reversible error when it failed to obtain a recommendation regarding restrictiveness level from the Department of Juvenile Justice after it rejected the Department’s recommendation of community control. Appellant is entitled to relief under decisions such as J.P.M. v. State, 688 So.2d 458 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997), and S.R. v. State, 683 So.2d 576 (Fla. IstDCA 1996).

The state responds that appellant is precluded from raising this…