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THOMPSON v. STATE

No. AM-486.

427 So.2d 341 (1983)

W. Paul THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 1, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton J.M. Adkinson of Thompson & Adkinson, DeFuniak Springs, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

JOANOS, Judge.

This is an appeal from an adjudication of indirect criminal contempt. We reverse.

Appellant Thompson, an attorney, undertook representation of Marlow in a criminal proceeding. Thompson failed to appear on the date ultimately set for trial, May 20, 1982. On May 21, 1982, Judge Wells issued an order to show cause why Thompson should not be held in contempt, and subsequently, following a hearing, Thompson was held to be in indirect criminal contempt...

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