C.W.P. v. STATE

No. 94-386.

633 So.2d 1192 (1994)

C.W.P., A Child, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, et al., Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. DuRocher, Public Defender, and Patti Zimmerman, Asst. Public Defender, Orlando, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Belle B. Turner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for respondents.


DAUKSCH, Judge.

Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus and this court ordered a response. The attorney general responded and this court considered both in reaching its decision to grant the writ and require the immediate release of the petitioner. This opinion explains the reason for the granting of the writ.

At issue was the authority of the court to order the secure detention of a juvenile who had been found guilty of a delinquent act. Here...

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