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SPEER v. STATE

No. 98-816.

742 So.2d 373 (1999)

Billy J. SPEER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 20, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Kathleen Stover, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We review an order finding appellant, Billy J. Speer, in contempt of court because he "refused to come to court" for a hearing on "docket day." The failure to appear in court pursuant to a court order can constitute direct criminal contempt. See Aron v. Huttoe, 258 So.2d 272, 274 (Fla. 3d DCA) ("The contemptuous acts were committed in the actual presence of the court when the court saw that the doctor was not...

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