State v. M.W.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JULY TERM 2010 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. CASE NO. 5D09-3640 M.W., A CHILD, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed December 3, 2010 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Alan S. Apte, Judge. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kristen L. Davenport, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Susan A. Fagan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. For the reasons explained in State v. A.C., 35 Fla. L. Weekly D2183 (Fla. 5th DCA Oct. 1, 2010), we reverse the disposition in this case and remand with instructions that the trial court either impose the disposition recommended by the Department of Juvenile Justice or, if a different disposition is warranted, support any alternate disposition with written reasons as required by E.A.R. v. State, 4 So. 3d 614 (Fla. 2009). REVERSED and REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. LAWSON, EVANDER and COHEN, JJ., concur.

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