ALVAREZ v. STATE

No. 89-2611.

561 So.2d 5 (1990)

Rafael ALVAREZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Bruce A. Rosenthal, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Anita J. Gay, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, NESBITT, and BASKIN, JJ.


On Confession of Error

PER CURIAM.

The state concedes, and this court finds, that the trial court committed reversible error in finding the defendant guilty of criminal contempt in the absence of the defendant. Bradley v. State, 420 So.2d 417 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). The contempt judgment and sentence are hereby reversed and the case is remanded for a show cause hearing with the defendant present.

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