G.S. v. State

W. SHARP, Judge.

Because these four cases involving juveniles1 raise the same issue of law, we consolidate them for purposes of disposition. Each juvenile, while on community control, was found to be in indirect contempt of court for violating a community control order and was placed in secure detention. Respectively, they each argue in a petition for writ of habeas corpus that the court abused its discretion and exceeded its powers by finding them in contempt and by placing them in secure detention as punishment for violating community control. We deny the petitions.

Section 985.216(2)(a),…