ALVIS v. STATE

No. 3D99-2983.

764 So.2d 859 (2000)

Fredrick Bernard ALVIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

August 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Robert Godfrey, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Jan E. Vair, Assistant Attorney General (Fort Lauderdale), for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH and SORONDO, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The defendant appeals from two separate judgments and sentences for direct criminal contempt based on his use of obscene language in open court. While the evidence justifies findings that in each instance, Alvis was indeed criminally contemptuous, see R.C. v. State, 648 So.2d 1258 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995), review denied, 659 So.2d 1088 (Fla.1995), citing Best v. State, 648 So.2d 734 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994); Martinez...

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