Legal Opinion

State v. S.C.W.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 16, 1998No. Nos. 98-00540, 98-00159PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALTENBERND, Acting Chief Judge.

The State has filed two petitions for certiorari or mandamus in four juvenile proceedings.1 The State wants this court to compel the trial court to issue an order to take each child into state custody because each child failed to appear for a juvenile delinquency proceeding after a summons was mailed to his or her last known address. We deny the petitions. If a child has been released from state custody before a petition for delinquency is filed and without receiving a notice to appear pursuant to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.045, we conclude that proper…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. M.S.S.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  2. AMW v. PortesyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. BAILEM v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  2. State v. D.D.B.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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