State v. R.L.S.

CASANUEVA, Judge.

After R.L.S. was found guilty of improper exhibition of a firearm, the trial court sentenced him to, among other things, a suspended five day term in a juvenile detention center. The State appeals the suspension of the five day detention period, contending that section 790.22(9)(a), Florida Statutes (1997) mandates the detention period. We agree with the State’s assertion and hold that the trial court had no authority to suspend this period of detention.

Section 790.22(9)(a) provides that when a minor commits a firearms possession offense but is not committed to a residential…