# P.D.W. v. State

> District Court of Appeal of Florida · June 23, 1993 · 621 So. 2d 739

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7630475

## Case

- **Full name:** P.D.W., a minor v. STATE of Florida
- **Court:** District Court of Appeal of Florida
- **Decided:** June 23, 1993
- **Citations:** 621 So. 2d 739; 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 6742
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by Patterson
- **Judges:** Danahy, Lehan, Patterson
- **Cited by:** 9 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

PATTERSON, Judge.
In this juvenile proceeding, the trial court failed to follow the proper procedure pursuant to section 39.052(3)(e)(l), Florida Statutes (1991), for adjudicating the appellant as having committed a delinquent act and committing him to the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS). Strict compliance with the provisions of section 39.052(3)(e) is mandatory and failure to comply constitutes reversible error. See R.G.S. v. State, 597 So.2d 816 (Fla. 2d DCA) (interpreting former section 39.-09(3)(e), Florida Statutes (1989)), review denied, 601 So.2d 553 (Fla.1992). Here, neither the written order of commitment nor the transcript of the hearing revealed the specific reasons for the trial court’s decision to adjudicate and commit the appellant to HRS. Therefore, we reverse the appellant’s adjudication and commitment to HRS and remand the case for a new disposition hearing. Based on the resolution of this issue, we do not reach the appellant’s other arguments.
Reversed and remanded.
DANAHY, A.C.J., and LEHAN, J., concur.

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