District Court of Appeal of Florida

A juvenile's petition for writ of habeas corpus is granted pursuant to a claim that the trial court improperly placed him in secure detention for 21 days after violating the terms of his home detention where, under the circumstances, applicable law plainly authorized a placement of only five days in secure detention.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/26/2006
• Published 05/26/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Wesley, Public Defender, and Carrie Lee, Assistant Public Defender, Orlando, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee and Kristen L. Davenport, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for respondent.