A.D. v. State

A.D., a juvenile, petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that the circuit court unlawfully placed him in secure detention for various charges including domestic violence against his mother. We grant the petition because the court did not make written findings supporting the secure detention.

A.D. scored nine points on his risk assessment instrument (RAI). A score of nine points calls for only nonsecure or *576home detention. However, the screener who prepared the RAI concluded that the court needed to place A.D. in secure detention for three reasons: (1) the charge involved…