Case Name: A.J.Y., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-01-31
Citations: 687 So. 2d 921
Docket Number: No. 94-04361
Parties: A.J.Y., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALTENBERND, J., and HALL, VINCENT T., (Senior) J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 687
Pages: 921–922

Head Matter:
A.J.Y., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-04361.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Jan. 31, 1997.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Julius J. Aulisio, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jon J. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
FRANK, Acting Chief Judge.
A.J.Y. was committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice for an indeterminate period after having been found guilty of aggravated assault. A juvenile commitment, however, may not exceed the maximum statutory term of imprisonment applicable to adult sentencing for a given offense. R.H. v. State, 549 So.2d 742 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989). Thus we remand for the trial court to modify AJ.Y.'s commitment to reflect the five-year limit appropriate to a third degree felony. § 775.082(3)(d), Fla. Stat. (1995); § 784.021(2), Fla. Stat. (1995). We otherwise affirm the adjudication.
ALTENBERND, J., and HALL, VINCENT T., (Senior) J., concur.