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M.S. v. HOUSEL

No. 4D05-1980.

907 So.2d 651 (2005)

M.S., Petitioner, v. Kevin HOUSEL, Superintendent of the St. Lucie Regional Detention Center, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 27, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diamond R. Litty, Public Defender and Amy Burns, Assistant Public Defender, Stuart, for petitioner.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Heidi L. Bettendorf, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

WARNER, J.

A juvenile petitioned for writ of habeas corpus to relieve her from secure detention after she was arrested on multiple charges, all arising from the same event. Because the Risk Assessment Instrument was improperly calculated, we granted the relief and ordered her release. This opinion explains our reasoning.

The child was arrested for burglary of a conveyance, child abuse, and three battery charges, all arising from a fight between

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