R.L. v. WIMBERLY

Nos. 93-2419, 93-2420.

623 So.2d 620 (1993)

R.L., a child, Petitioner, v. John WIMBERLY, Superintendent of the Broward Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan H. Schreiber, Public Defender, and Lisa T. Zedeck, Asst. Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

By petition for writ of habeas corpus, the juvenile petitioner claims that he is being detained in excess of the maximum 21 day period allowed by the legislature under section 39.044(5)(b), Florida Statutes (1991). In response, the state concedes that the trial court unlawfully ordered the juvenile detained beyond the permitted 21 day period. We have previously ordered the petitioner released and now confirm that order by this opinion.

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