Case Name: M.D., A Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-02-04
Citations: 751 So. 2d 165
Docket Number: No. 5D99-1771
Parties: M.D., A Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ANTOON, C.J., and DAUKSCH, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 751
Pages: 165–165

Head Matter:
M.D., A Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D99-1771.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Feb. 4, 2000.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and M.A. Lucas, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Denise O. Simpson, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
HARRIS, J.
The court was concerned with M.D.'s apparent drug problems and committed him to a high risk residential program over the Department's recommendation for a moderate risk commitment. The court did not explain why the Department's recommendation would not meet the needs of M.D. and otherwise failed to justify its departure from the recommendation. We reverse for resentencing. See A.C.N. v. State, 727 So.2d 368 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999).
ANTOON, C.J., and DAUKSCH, J., concur.