Q.A. v. Department of Juvenile Justice

Petitioners sought habeas corpus relief from this court. By unpublished order, we previously granted relief as to petitioner J.B. and stated that an opinion explaining our decision would follow.

J.B. and Q.A. are juveniles and both were committed to moderate-risk residential programs of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Section 985.215(10)(a)l., Florida Statutes (2002), states:

When a child is committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice awaiting dispositional placement, removal of the child from detention care shall occur within 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.…