T.M. v. State

T.M., a child, petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he has been illegally detained in secure detention. T.M. takes issue with the court’s finding that he is an “absconder.” See § 985.255(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2009). We grant the petition having reviewed the record as well as the third district’s decision in B.M. v. Dobuler, 979 So.2d 308 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008).

As this court has recognized, the detention of juveniles in Florida is governed entirely by statute. M.P. v. Gardner, 838 So.2d 711, 712 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003); J.J. v. Fryer, 765 So.2d 260, 263 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000). The…