TAYLOR, J.
Randy Berman, an assistant public defender for the 15th Judicial Circuit, appeals an order adjudging him guilty of direct criminal contempt for his conduct during the clerk's announcement of a not guilty jury verdict on a first degree murder charge.
We reverse appellant's contempt conviction upon our finding that the trial court failed to follow Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.830 in adjudicating appellant guilty of direct criminal contempt...
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