COTE v. STATE

No. SC00-1327.

793 So.2d 907 (2001)

Ronald COTE, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

August 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Richard P. Albertine, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, FL, for Petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Robert J. Krauss, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Chief of Criminal Law, and Timothy A. Freeland, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review Cote v. State, 760 So.2d 162 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000), which expressly and directly conflicts with N.T. v. State, 682 So.2d 688 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. We quash Cote, approve N.T., and hold that a juvenile may not be punished by both criminal contempt and for a violation of community control...

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