HARVEY v. STATE

No. 2D08-4399.

32 So.3d 61 (2008)

Chris HARVEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliott C. Metcalfe, Jr., Public Defender, and Paul S. Cherry, Assistant Public Defender, Venice, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Elba Caridad Martin, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Chris Harvey challenges his judgment and sentence for indirect criminal contempt. Because the trial court erred in compelling Harvey to testify against himself and because this error was not harmless, we reverse.

In response to a motion from Harvey's former wife, Rachel Dailey, the trial court issued an order to show cause why Harvey should not be held in criminal contempt for failure to make court-ordered child support payments. The motion and...

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