M.J.S. v. State

M.J.S. was adjudicated a delinquent child for his commission of the offenses of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, petit theft, grand theft auto and resisting an officer without violence. The Department of Juvenile Justice prepared a Pre-Dispo-sition Report which noted the prior criminal record of M.J.S. as well as his educational, social and familial history. Based on salient information, the Department recommended that M.J.S. be placed on probation with appropriate sanctions. The trial court disagreed with this recommendation and entered a disposition order which placed M.J.S. in a…