Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2010

DUCAS v. State

DUCAS v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 26, 2010 · Suarez, Cortiã‘as, and Rothenberg
35 So. 3d 1005; 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 7303; 2010 WL 2077169 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

DUCAS v. State

Opinion

SUAREZ, J.

Affirmed. See R.C. v. State, 648 So.2d 1258 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995); Jones v. State, *1006 360 So.2d 157 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978) (finding that foul language of the defendant in the presence of the court was contemptuous and upheld on appeal); Martinez v. State, 339 So.2d 1133 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976) (finding that foul language said in open court was contemptuous as such conduct had “an adverse effect upon the quality of justice”).

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