ADAMS v. STATE

No. 98-2388.

739 So.2d 1212 (1999)

Thomas ADAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

August 4, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Beth C. Weitzner, Assistant Public Defender, and Shaundra L. Kellam, Special Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Consuelo Maingot, Assistant Attorney General, and Thomas C. Mielke, Legal Intern, for appellee.

Before GREEN, FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.


SHEVIN, Judge.

Thomas Adams appeals a judgment of convictions for two separate incidents of direct criminal contempt. We affirm the first contempt conviction, reverse the second contempt conviction and vacate the sentence imposed on the second conviction. The first incident falls within the scope of conduct that is "insulting to the judge or degrad[ing] to the dignity of the court...." Martinez v. State, 339 So.2d 1133, 1135...

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