B.J. v. State

Full title: B.J., A CHILD, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Sep 6, 1979

374 So. 2d 1106 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

Opinion

No. MM-444.

September 6, 1979.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Hamilton County; David E. Bembry, Acting Circuit Judge.

Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and John D.C. Newton, II, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Miguel A. Olivella, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The appellant raises as error the juvenile court's commitment of him to HRS for a determinate period of six months. Appellant argues and the state concedes that the court cannot commit a juvenile for a specific period of time. The case is Reversed and Remanded for correction of the sentence.

ERVIN, Acting C.J., and BOOTH and LARRY G. SMITH, JJ., concur.