J.M. v. State

W. SHARP, Judge.

One issue is presented in this consolidated habeas corpus proceeding: .can a juvenile court on its own motion order a child to remain in secure detention for 15 days while awaiting dispositional placement? The juvenile court in this case committed each of the five juvenile petitioners to the department for placement in a moderate risk facility, and ordered the children to be held in secure detention for “max time”, 15 days, pending placement. Although the risk assessment instrument for each juvenile recommended secure detention, the department made no request for an extension…