TOBKIN v. STATE

No. 4D03-1090.

868 So.2d 1264 (2004)

Donald Alan TOBKIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Tobkin, Hollywood, pro se.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for Appellee.


KLEIN, J.

The trial court found appellant guilty of criminal contempt. The trial judge's order to show cause why appellant should not be held in contempt was based on appellant's wife's unsworn motion stating that appellant had failed to comply with a court order requiring him to pay attorney's fees. We agree with appellant that the proceeding failed to comply with Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840(a) which provides:

Order to Show Cause. The judge...

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