WARD v. STATE

No. 77-389.

354 So.2d 438 (1978)

Jeffrey WARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Carlton, Jr. and Thomas A. Wills, Miami, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen. and Margarita Esquiroz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before PEARSON, BARKDULL and NATHAN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant, Jeffrey Ward, is an attorney. He appeals a judgment of the trial court finding him guilty of direct contempt of court "for pursuing a line of questioning ordered inadmissible by the court." He was sentenced to pay a fine of $100.00 and to write "I will not disobey the direct order of a judge" one thousand times. On this appeal, it is urged that the evidence is insufficient to sustain a finding of direct criminal contempt and that so much...

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