J.H. v. State

WHATLEY, Judge.

In this appeal brought pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. *2511396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), we have found no error affecting J.H.’s adjudication of delinquency; however, we reverse his sentence because he was improperly placed on community control for an indefinite period of time.

When a juvenile is sentenced to community control, such sentence may not last longer than the maximum term that an adult could serve for the same offense. See § 985.231(l)(d), Fla. Stat. (1997); T.J. v. State, 743 So.2d 1158, 1160 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999); A.C. v. State, 688 So.2d 1004…