J. D. P. v. State

CASE, JAMES R., Associate Senior Judge.

*511J.D.P. appeals the disposition order adjudicating him delinquent and committing him to the Department of Juvenile Justice. On appeal, J.D.P. argues that the juvenile court erred in departing from the DJJ's recommended disposition without making adequate findings on the record. We agree and reverse.

The DJJ initially completed a predisposition report (PDR) recommending that the court withhold adjudication and sentence J.D.P. to probation. At his June 14, 2016, hearing, the juvenile court considered the DJJ's PDR but did not adjudicate J.D.P. or determine…