J.T.F. v. Housel

J.T.F., a child, petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he has been illegally detained. He claims the court impermissibly stacked his detention in violation of section 985.27(l)(b), Florida Statutes (2007). We agree, but deny the petition as moot, now that J.T.F. has been subsequently placed in a moderate-risk residential commitment program.

The court miscalculated the amount of time that J.T.F. could be held in secure detention following the entry of his order of commitment on October 26, 2009. As the statute explains:

A child who is awaiting placement in a…