Case Name: T.T., a child, Appellant, v. Larone THOMAS, Superintendent, North Florida Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-08-03
Citations: 435 So. 2d 949
Docket Number: No. AP-99
Parties: T.T., a child, Appellant, v. Larone THOMAS, Superintendent, North Florida Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Appellee.
Judges: BOOTH, WENTWORTH and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 435
Pages: 949–950

Head Matter:
T.T., a child, Appellant, v. Larone THOMAS, Superintendent, North Florida Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Appellee.
No. AP-99.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 3, 1983.
John Fischer and Martha Ann Lott, Asst. Public Defenders, Gainesville, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and David P. Gauldin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This cause is before us on appeal from a order denying appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus. We agree that the trial court failed to follow the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure and that this failure resulted in appellant's liberty being restrained without a formal charge, hearing, or adjudication of contempt, and without a showing of exigent circumstances which would excuse the lack of notice and hearing prior to her detention. We therefore reverse the trial court's denial of appellant's petition for habeas corpus and remand for proceedings consistent with the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure.
BOOTH, WENTWORTH and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.