D.B. v. State

D.B. was approached by a police officer who observed the juvenile drop a piece of paper on the ground. When the paper was found to contain two pieces of crack cocaine, D.B. was detained. On April 22, 1989, a detention hearing was held before the Leon County Circuit Court, Juvenile Division. The Public Defender was appointed to represent the child and objected to his continued detention on the basis that the statutory criteria for detention were not met. The trial court overruled the *1109objection and ordered the child securely detained. A second hearing was held on April 24 with the same result,…