Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2018

DCF v. Jerome Jones and State of Florida

DCF v. Jerome Jones and State of Florida
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided July 9, 2018

DCF v. Jerome Jones and State of Florida

Opinion

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Petitioner, v. Case No. 5D18-2126 L.T. No. 16-CF-003114 16-CF-003115 JEROME JONES AND STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondents. ________________________________/ Opinion filed July 12, 2018 Petition for Certiorari Review of Order from the Circuit Court for Marion County, Anthony M. Tatti, Judge.

Joyce L. Miller, of Department of Children & Families, Tavares, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Douglas T. Squire, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent, State of Florida.

No Appearance for other Respondent.

ON PETITION FOR CERTIORARI PER CURIAM.

Based on the State’s proper concession of error, we grant the Department of Children and Families’ petition for writ of certiorari and remand this case for further proceedings under section 916.17, Florida Statutes (2018). The lower court shall release Mr. Jones from custody of the department or conduct a hearing pursuant to section 916.17(2) within seven days from the date of this opinion.

PETITION GRANTED; ORDER QUASHED AND REMANDED.

ORFINGER, TORPY and EISNAUGLE, JJ., concur.

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