T.J.L. v. STATE

No. 1D14-0853.

139 So.3d 503 (2014)

T.J.L., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 9, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels , Public Defender, and Steven L. Seliger , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Kristen Bonjour and Trisha Meggs Pate , Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


WOLF, J.

T.J.L, a juvenile appellant, appeals the lower court's order finding him in direct criminal contempt for certain behavior while appearing before the court. Appellant asserts both procedural and substantive errors in the lower court's order. We find merit in both of appellant's arguments, therefore, we vacate the order on review.

The transcript in this case reflects that after being directed to pull up his pants, appellant responded, "It won't go up...

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