J.F. v. Johnson

The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is hereby granted.

In a series of recent applications for writs of habeas corpus, see P.R. v. Johnson, 541 So.2d 791 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989), it has become apparent that in this particular division of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, the court has been detaining children in contravention of section 39.032, Florida Statutes (1987). In the instant case, the respondent represented by the State concedes “that petitioner should be released from nonsecure detention” and in its response continues with the following language:

Section 39.032(3), Florida Statutes…