N.S. v. FLOWERS

No. 4D07-3030.

963 So.2d 310 (2007)

N.S., a child, Petitioner, v. Anthony FLOWERS, Superintendent, Palm Beach Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Daniel Cohen, Matthew Blust and Lindsey Hanson, Assistant Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Daniel P. Hyndman, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

N.S., a juvenile, petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that she is being unlawfully detained in secure detention despite a risk assessment instrument (RAI) score of zero. The trial court did not give written reasons for ordering N.S.'s more restrictive placement. A trial court is required to provide written reasons if it orders a more restrictive placement than indicated by the RAI. See § 985.255(2), (3)(b), Fla. Stat...

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