Supreme Court of Florida

J.m., a Child v. Frank Gargett

October 4, 201237 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 611

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that §985.037 authorizes a trial court to impose consecutive periods of secure detention for each separate act of indirect contempt arising from multiple violations of a single juvenile probation order. The Court affirmed the denial of the petition for writ of habeas corpus and disapproved the Fifth District’s contrary interpretation.