THE FLORIDA BAR v. JACKSON

No. 66777.

494 So.2d 206 (1986)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Steven F. JACKSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and Richard B. Liss, Bar Counsel, Ft. Lauderdale, for complainant.

Sandra J. Salter Jackson of Jackson & Jackson, Coral Springs, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

This disciplinary proceeding is before us on complaint of The Florida Bar and the petition of respondent, Steven F. Jackson, for review of the referee's report in this matter. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

The Bar's complaint is based on respondent's refusal to appear for a federal criminal trial on a religious holiday, which resulted in a judgment of contempt being entered against him. The pertinent facts as set forth by...

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