Case Name: J.J.L., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-03-31
Citations: 868 So. 2d 675
Docket Number: No. 1D03-3558
Parties: J.J.L., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN, KAHN and POLSTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 868
Pages: 675–675

Head Matter:
J.J.L., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D03-3558.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 31, 2004.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit; P. Douglas Brink-meyer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Charlie Crist, Attorney General; Felicia A. Wilcox, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
J.J.L., a child, appeals from her adjudication of delinquency and commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice. We reverse J.J.L.'s commitment to a high risk residential program because the trial court proceeded with J.J.L.'s disposition with an incomplete predisposition report in which the Department failed to recommend a commitment level as required by section 985.23(3)(b), Florida Statutes (2003) and J.E.W. v. State, 672 So.2d 72, 73-74 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996) (reversing a juvenile's commitment to a moderate risk facility where the trial court considered a predisposition report that did not recommend a commitment level, but rather recommended continuing the disposition). There is no evidence that the child knowingly waived the requirement of a predisposition report that complies with the statute. Therefore, we vacate J.J.L's commitment and remand for a new disposition hearing.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
ALLEN, KAHN and POLSTON, JJ., concur.