J.M. v. GARGETT

No. 2D10-5420.

53 So.3d 1245 (2011)

J.M., a child, Petitioner, v. Frank GARGETT, in his official capacity as Superintendent of the Manatee County Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry L. Eger , Public Defender, and Gino Lombardi , Assistant Public Defender, Bradenton, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Susan M. Shanahan , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Respondent.


CRENSHAW, Judge.

J.M. filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus contending that his consecutive placements in secure detention for two separate violations of a juvenile probation order that were adjudicated in a single hearing are not authorized pursuant to section 985.037(2), Florida Statutes (2010). This claim is cognizable in a habeas proceeding. See S.P. v. State, 985 So.2d 651 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008). We denied the...

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