Legal Opinion

J.H. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 21, 2017No. Case No. 5D17-1117PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

J.H. petitions this court for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus releasing him from the custody of the Orange County Juvenile Detention Center following the trial court’s order finding him to be in indirect con*762tempt of court and directing that he be detained for ten days. Because the trial court failed to follow the mandatory procedures for indirect contempt set forth in Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.150 and section 985.037, Florida Statutes (2017), we grant the writ and quash the order of contempt.

We recognize that J.H.’s ten-day detention has expired and that he was released,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kelley v. RiceDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. N.W. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  3. G.C. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  4. AW v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  5. KM v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. D.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017

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