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The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. R.P., a juvenile, Appellee.
    No. 93-397.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    June 22, 1993.
    
      Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Fleur J. Lobree, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
    Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Valerie Jonas, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.
    Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and COPE, JJ.
   PER CURIAM.

Upon the Defendant’s proper confession of error, we reverse the trial court’s dismissal of the delinquency petition. Where the State requests a continuance due to the unavailability of a witness and the delay would not prejudice the Defendant, a dismissal constitutes an extreme sanction if less severe alternatives exist. See State v. S.M.F., 546 So.2d 20 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989).

Reversed.