J.R. v. STATE

Case No. 5D19-3456.

286 So.3d 878 (2019)

J.R., a Child, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida and Adrian Mathena, Superintendent of The Orange Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed December 9, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Wesley , Public Defender, and Meghan Kircher , Assistant Public Defender, Orlando, for Petitioner.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Wesley Heidt , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent, State of Florida.

No Appearance for other Respondent.


J.R., a child, petitions this Court for writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he is being unlawfully detained in secure detention. We grant the petition.

J.R. was arrested on November 19, 2019, on charges of battery with domestic violence and tampering with a witness to hinder communication to a law enforcement officer. At J.R...

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