A.P. v. STATE

Case No. 5D17-1041.

215 So.3d 662 (2017)

A.P., a Child, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed April 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Wesley , Public Defender, and Ashley Dunbar , Assistant Public Defender, Orlando, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah A. Chance , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.


A.P. petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he was sentenced to five days in secure detention for indirect contempt of court without being afforded the due process required by rule and statute. We previously granted the petition by order and now explain our decision in further detail.

Petitioner appeared before the court...

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