D.E.R. v. State

D.E.R., a juvenile, appeals the orders entered by the trial court revoking his community control and committing him to a level four Department of Juvenile Justice (Department) program. He argues that the trial court abused its discretion by rejecting the Department’s recommendation that he be returned to community control. We affirm because the trial court set forth valid reasons for rejecting the Department’s recommendation.

In October 1998, the state charged D.E.R. with committing the delinquent acts of burglary1 and grand theft.2 As a result of these new charges, the state also filed a…