District Court of Appeal of Florida

A juvenile's petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking her release from secure detention is granted where her placement in 21 days of secure detention contravened the statute governing secure detention, and the reasons given by the trial court were not founded in the statute, and fell short of being clear and convincing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/08/2006
• Published 09/08/2006

Judges

• MONACO, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Wesley, Public Defender, and Olga M. Telleria-Khoudmi, Assistant Public Defender, Orlando, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Douglas T. Squire, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.