P.A. v. State

In this juvenile delinquency proceeding, appellant seeks review of an order of commitment following his guilty plea for possession of cannabis with the intent to sell. He argues that the trial court failed to obtain a restrictiveness level recommendation from the Department of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”) after rejecting the DJJ’s predisposition recommendation. We reverse.

The DJJ’s predisposition report recommended that appellant be placed on community control and enrolled in a marine program. The trial court rejected this recommendation and imposed a moderate risk enrollment without obtaining a…