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MURRELL v. STATE

No. 91-1056.

595 So.2d 1049 (1992)

Donnie MURRELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 11, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Salnick of Salnick & Krischer, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert Augustus Harper of Robert Augustus Harper Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for amicus curiae Florida Ass'n of Crim. Defense Lawyers on behalf of appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Patricia A. Lampert, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

ANSTEAD, Judge.

The appellant, Donnie Murrell, an attorney who was appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal case, claims error by the trial court in adjudicating him guilty of direct criminal contempt for statements he made while arguing a motion to dismiss on behalf of his client. We agree and reverse.

FACTS

Murrell was appointed to represent a defendant who was caught in a reverse sting operation and charged with drug trafficking. Murrell...

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