D.O. v. State

D.O. (Appellant), a juvenile, appeals the trial court’s final disposition order imposing a stricter sanction than what the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) recommended. Because a preponderance of the record evidence — which is set forth in detail in the disposition order — supports the court’s decision to deviate upward from the DJJ’s recommended level of restrictiveness, we find no abuse of discretion. Accordingly, we affirm the disposition. See P.W.G. v. State, 682 So.2d 1203 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996), aff'd, 702 So.2d 488 (Fla.1997); J.L.K. v. State, 894 So.2d 984 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004); C.T.…