X.H. v. State

X.H. was adjudicated delinquent after being found guilty of robbery by snatching.1 At the time of the disposition hearing, X.H. was on probation for possession of counterfeit drugs and resisting arrest without violence. X.H. also had pending charges for retail theft, resisting arrest without violence, resisting recovery of merchandise, and violation of probation.

The Department of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”) recommended low-risk residential placement. After a lengthy disposition hearing in which the primary points of discussion were the child’s needs and the risk the child posed to public safety,…