M.P. v. State

M.P., a child, appeals the trial court’s order finding her in contempt of court and sentencing her to five days in secure detention, three of which were suspended, followed by a consecutive term of fifteen days in secure detention, all of which was suspended. M.P. contends that the trial court’s sentence violates the limitations of section 985.037(2), Florida Statutes (2007). We agree and reverse.1

M.P. violated the terms of her juvenile probation order in multiple ways. As a result, the trial court issued four orders to show cause, each alleging a different violation of the same probation…