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J.M.P.U. v. STATE

No. 3D03-463.

858 So.2d 389 (2003)

J.M.P.U., Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida and Department of Children and Family Services, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 5, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douthit & Murray, and Marc Douthit, Miami, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Frank J. Ingrassia, Assistant Attorney General; and Calianne P. Lantz, for appellee.

Before GERSTEN, RAMIREZ and SHEPHERD, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the trial court's Order of Contempt, finding appellant J.M.P.U in indirect criminal contempt and sentencing him to ninety days in jail. We quash the trial court's Order of Contempt. The record reflects that J.M.P.U. was not given specifics as to the acts which constituted the alleged contempt. In addition, there was no information in the Rule to Show Cause informing J.M.P.U. that he was subject to possible criminal penalties. The...

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