MALONE v. MEADOW

Nos. AD-197, AC-323.

411 So.2d 263 (1982)

Sally MALONE, Appellant, v. Theodore B. MEADOW, Appellee. Sally MALONE, Petitioner, v. Larry A. BODIFORD, Circuit Judge for Gulf County, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied April 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sally Malone, in pro. per.

Cecil G. Costin, Jr., Port St. Joe, for appellee in No. AD-197.


PER CURIAM.

There is no error in the judgment that Malone is guilty of indirect criminal contempt. The appropriate fine for such an offense cannot exceed $500, however, and the fine here is excessive by $250. Section 775.02, Florida Statutes (1979); Aaron v. State, 284 So.2d 673 (Fla. 1973). Nor are the restrictions on Malone's right of access to the courts through self-representation sustainable as in Shotkin v. Cohen...

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