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FAY v. STATE

No. 92-2266.

608 So.2d 589 (1992)

Howard FAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 2, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Sarah B. Mayer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Pursuant to rule 9.315(b), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, we summarily reverse the order and sentence of contempt in this case. The state concedes that appellant's conduct in writing letters to his children in violation of the order of probation was not a direct criminal contempt but could only serve as an indirect contempt. See Deter v. Deter, 353 So.2d 614 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977). Further, the state concedes...

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