HUNTER v. STATE

No. 2D13-3001.

141 So.3d 700 (2014)

Phillip HUNTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Hunter, pro se.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Bilal A. Faruqui , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Phillip Hunter appeals an order adjudicating him guilty of direct criminal contempt, imposing a fine, and committing him to jail for five days. The direct contempt charge arose from a civil matter in which Mr. Hunter became obstructive and profane during the proceedings. The record suggests that the jail sentence may have been fully served already. But even if it has been served, the case is not moot, and procedural due process concerns compel us to reverse...

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