N.W. v. State

We have for review N.W. v. State, 736 So.2d 710 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999), based on certified conflict with G.R.A. v. State, 688 So.2d 1027 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997), on the issue of whether the time limitations imposed by section 39.054(1), Florida Statutes (1995), relating to juveniles who are adjudicated delinquent, are, or should be, equally applicable to juveniles who have had adjudication withheld. We have jurisdiction. See Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. For the reasons detailed below, we conclude that the time limitations set forth in section 39.054(1) are only applicable upon adjudication. While…