O.A. v. State

On May 30, 2014, O.A., a juvenile, filed an emergency petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking release from home detention. On June 2, 2014, this court issued a clerk’s order vacating the trial court’s order of home detention and directing the trial court to release O.A. to the custody of a parent or guardian. The clerk’s order noted that an opinion would follow.

O.A. was arrested on May 27, 2014, and charged with two third-degree felonies: (i) robbery by sudden snatching (section 812.131, Florida Statutes (2014)), and, (ii) possession of a controlled substance without a prescription…