Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2010

Ginnell v. Pacetti

Ginnell v. Pacetti
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided July 14, 2010 · Farmer, Damoorgian, Levine
41 So. 3d 322; 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 10351; 2010 WL 2882514 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Ginnell v. Pacetti

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

We reverse appellant’s conviction for direct criminal contempt of court only because the trial court’s order does not recite any of the facts constituting contempt. Rule 3.830 states a “judgment of guilt of contempt shall include a recital of those facts on which the adjudication of guilt is based.” The failure to include these facts in the written order is reversible error. Bouie v. State, 784 So.2d 521 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001); Schenck v. State, 645 So.2d 71 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994); Woods v. State, 600 So.2d 27 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992). On remand, the trial court shall issue an order complying in all respects with the requirements of Rule 3.830.

Reversed and remanded.

FARMER, DAMOORGIAN and LEVINE, JJ., concur.

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