VIZZI v. STATE

Nos. 86-1934, 86-2071.

501 So.2d 613 (1986)

Carl VIZZI, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack M. Denaro, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Richard L. Polin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUBBART, BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.


HUBBART, Judge.

This is an appeal from an adjudication and sentence for direct criminal contempt entered against an assistant public defender. The basis of the contempt conviction was an alleged disobedience of a trial court order by counsel, committed during the trial of a criminal case. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

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The facts relating to the contempt conviction are as follows. The appellant Carl Vizzi, an assistant public defender...

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