A.M. v. State

A.M., a juvenile, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, seeking release from custody and asserting that he is being unlawfully held in secure detention because his offense was improperly designated a violent third-degree felony. The question presented is whether the charge of robbery by sudden snatching is a violent third-degree felony or a non-violent third-degree felony for purposes of determining whether A.M. met the criteria for secure detention. For the reasons that follow, we hold that, under the facts of the instant case, the offense of robbery by sudden snatching should properly…