R.A. v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

R.A., a juvenile, was adjudicated delinquent and committed to a moderate-risk facility. The juvenile court ordered this placement despite the recommendation of the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) that R.A. be placed on probation. R.A. correctly contends, and the State concedes, that the juvenile court’s reasons for the deviation were insufficient under E.A.R. v. State, 4 So.3d 614 (Fla.2009). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

In exchange for the State’s dismissal of several other offenses, R.A. entered pleas in three cases to solicitation to…