I.
A Gulf Coast lawyer appeared in court thirty-five minutes late for a scheduled trial, and the Circuit Court fined him $250.00 plus the costs the county had incurred in summoning jurors who had to be released. The lawyer appeals, mounting a substantial challenge to the process he received below.
We affirm, with the limited exception that we reduce the fine to the $100...
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