In the Interest of A.M.R. v. Coler

Petitioner, a juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent and committed to the authority of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS), seeks a writ of mandamus to compel HRS to comply with section 959.12, Florida Statutes (1987), by placing him in a commitment program. We grant the petition, which we treat as one for a writ of habeas corpus. See In the interest of C.M.T. v. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 550 So.2d 126 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).

We agree with petitioner’s argument and the decisions in C.M.T. and B.E.O. v. State, 544 So.2d 1175 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989),…