Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1991

Williams v. State

Williams v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 20, 1991 · Altenbernd, Scheb, Schoonover
590 So. 2d 548; 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 13259; 1991 WL 272653 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Williams v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We reverse the order of the circuit court adjudicating appellant guilty of indirect criminal contempt and sentencing him to 179 days in jail. As conceded by the state, the trial court failed to follow the requirements of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840(a)(1), specifically the requirement that the order to show cause be predi*549cated on a sworn affidavit. Paris v. Paris, 427 So.2d 1080 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988).

SCHOONOVER, C.J., and SCHEB and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.

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