J.J. v. State

J.J., a juvenile, petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus to release her from secure detention. The State responded, agreeing that this Court should grant the petition. Thereafter, the trial court entered an order authorizing J.J.’s immediate release. Thus, this petition is now moot so we dismiss the petition.

Because the parties contend that the situation herein has arisen before and may reoccur, we write briefly to explain why *296J.J.’s detention was improper. As this Court stated in B.M. v. Dobuler, 979 So.2d 308 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008), a child’s secure detention must follow strict…