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5TH DCA ROUNDUP-FIRST EDTION- VEXING THE JUDGE

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

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For some reason, criminal contempt cases catch our attention. Thus we report to you this 5th DCA case reversing a juvenile court judge who held a woman in contempt when her cell phone rang in court. The punishment by the way, was the destruction of the woman's phone whereupon it was unceremoniously dumped in the trash. McRoy v. State:Contempt is an act tending to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the court in the administration of justice, or to lessen the court?s authority or dignity. Richey v. McLeod, 188 So. 228, 229 (Fla. 1939). Contempt does not exist just because a judge feels aggrieved or vexed. Via v. State, 633 So. 2d 1198, 1198 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994). Direct criminal contempt is summary punishment for conduct that occurs in the presence of the court...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on April 02, 2010 (boomark / email).

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