J.A.H. v. STATE

No. 1D09-1818.

20 So.3d 425 (2009)

J.A.H., Father of C.H. and B.H., Minor Children, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida and Department of Children and Families, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Smith Herndon of Dewrell & Herndon, Shalimar, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellees.


ROBERTS, J.

The appellant, J.H., seeks review of his conviction for direct criminal contempt. He argues that the trial court violated the procedural due process requirements of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.830. We agree and reverse.

During a hearing in the underlying dependency case, the appellant's estranged wife asked the trial court for a no-contact order because she claimed the appellant was stalking her through a third party. Specifically, she...

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