M.L.F. v. State

WEBSTER, Judge.

Appellant, a juvenile, seeks review of an order directing that he be held in secure detention pending transfer to a moderate-risk residential facility following adjudication and disposition for what would have been four second-degree misdemeanors if committed by an adult. He contends that the trial court lacked authority to order him held in secure detention because neither his Risk Assessment Instrument (RAI) nor other appropriate statutory criteria supported such a placement. We agree and, accordingly, reverse.

As an initial matter, the state argues that the appeal is moot…