L.A.G. v. State

L.A.G. pleaded no contest to selling marijuana within 1000 feet of a school, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of oxycodone, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) recommended a probationary sentence. The juvenile court committed L.A.G. to a moderate risk program instead of placing her on probation. On appeal, L.A.G. challenges the disposition but not the adjudication of delinquency. The State properly concedes error. Because the juvenile court departed upward from the DJJ’s recommended disposition without providing adequate…