T.C.F. v. State

T.C.F., arguing that the trial court improperly placed him in secure detention for 21 days after violating the terms of his home detention, seeks from this court a writ of habeas corpus. We grant his petition.

T.C.F. was adjudicated delinquent and committed to a moderate risk facility. While awaiting placement in an appropriate facility, he was temporarily placed in home detention. When the trial court later found that T.C.F. violated the terms of his home detention, the court then placed him in secure detention for 21 days. T.C.F.’s counsel objected, arguing that the maximum amount of time in…