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T.D.J. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Feb 12, 1999
725 So. 2d 466 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

Opinion

No. 98-2540.

February 12, 1999.

An appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Edward P. Nickinson, III, Judge.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Karla D. Ellis, Assistant Attorney General and Charmaine M. Millsaps, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


We reverse and remand for the entry of separate commitment orders, one for each offense, see A.F. v. State, 718 So.2d 260 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998), and direct that the commitment order for the offense of battery must not exceed one year, see M.J.P. v. State, 22 Fla. L. Weekly D2090 (Fla. 1st DCA Sept. 3, 1997), approved 717 So.2d 459 (Fla. 1998); C.P. v. State, 674 So.2d 183 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996); T.G. v. State, 677 So.2d 957 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996). In all other respects, we affirm.

Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

BENTON, VAN NORTWICK and PADOVANO, JJ., CONCUR.


Summaries of

T.D.J. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Feb 12, 1999
725 So. 2d 466 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)
Case details for

T.D.J. v. State

Case Details

Full title:In the Interest of: T.D.J., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Feb 12, 1999

Citations

725 So. 2d 466 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

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