C.C.T. v. State

C.C.T., a juvenile, appeals a final order adjudicating him delinquent and committing him to a high-risk facility. C.C.T. argues, and the State concedes, that in departing from the recommendation of the Department of Juvenile Justice (“DJJ”) to commit him to a moderate-risk facility, the trial court failed to comply with the “highly specific”1 requirements enunciated in E.A.R. v. State, 4 So.3d 614 (Fla.2009). We agree and, consequently, reverse.

Section 985.433(7)(b), Florida Statutes (2010), delineates the' requirements governing a trial court’s disposition decision after a juvenile has been…