F.N.S. v. State

We affirm the trial court’s adjudication of delinquency. However, we remand for the trial court’s correction of the disposition order.

Appellant was 16 years old at the time of the disposition proceedings. The trial court ordered her commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice for no longer than the maximum sentence allowable by law or her 21st birthday. This sentence could be construed to exceed the statutory maximum for a first degree misdemeanor. See A.F. v. State, 718 So.2d 260, 263 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998); L.W.G. v. State, 785 So.2d 696 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (citing R.P. v. State, 695…