K.I. v. State

The child, K.I., petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus seeking her release from secure detention. Because of the time sensitivity of this case, and because . we agreed that habeas corpus relief was appropriate, we have earlier issued the writ. We now write to explain our determination.

Reduced to their essence, the facts are that K.I. was arrested in 2005 for possession of a counterfeit license tag, a third degree felony, and for giving false identification to a law enforcement officer, a misdemeanor. When she failed to appear for a court proceeding, the trial court issued a pick-up order in…