WARD v. STATE

No. 3D04-2803.

908 So.2d 1138 (2005)

James Russell WARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

August 10, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Marti Rothenberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Michele Samaroo, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before LEVY, SHEPHERD and ROTHENBERG, JJ.


SHEPHERD, J.

James Russell Ward appeals the trial court's judgment and sentence finding him to be in direct criminal contempt. We reverse and remand.

Ward argues that the judgment does not comply with Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.830. "A contempt judgment which does not contain a recital of those facts upon which it is based is invalid and requires reversal." Montoya v. State, 695 So.2d 873, 874 (Fla. 3d DCA...

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