K.M.W. v. State

Full title: K.M.W., A Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Date published: Jan 12, 2018

232 So. 3d 1183 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018)

Opinion

Case No. 5D17–1735

01-12-2018

K.M.W., A Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Kristen D. Dukes, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Allison L. Morris, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Kristen D. Dukes, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Allison L. Morris, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See D.R. v. State , 178 So.3d 478, 482 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (holding that explaining trial court's reasons for departure from DJJ recommendation is not required for court's initial decision of whether to commit juvenile even when DJJ recommends probation; findings are required only when court departs from recommended restrictiveness level of commitment); see also D.G. v. State , 170 So.3d 1, 3–4 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015) ; J.B.S. v. State , 90 So.3d 961, 967 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).

EVANDER, BERGER and EDWARDS, JJ., concur.