T.N. v. State

We affirm T.N.’s commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice (the department) -after entry of an open plea of guilty.

At the disposition hearing, where the department recommended a level six commitment, the trial judge listened to the child’s parents and considered a letter written by the victim. The court announced its ruling as follows:

Based on your plea then, I do adjudge that you are guilty as a delinquent child of aggravated battery. You are ordered committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in a level six commitment program.

The court also entered a written order, which included…