Legal Opinion
M.P. v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 6, 2002No. 5D01-1068PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, C.J.
M.P. appeals from an order of disposition which found M.P. delinquent and committed M.P. to a Level 6 Moderate-Risk residential program. We affirm.
The commitment was despite a Department of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”) recommendation that M.P. be returned to community control. M.P. contends on appeal that the trial court erred when it rejected the DJJ’s recommendation by not following the requirements of section 985.23(3)(c) Florida Statutes (2000).1 M.P. asserts that the trial court erred because it overruled DJJ’s recommendation without taking into account the needs of the child visa-vis the…
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