ESCOTO v. STATE

No. 3D14-952.

178 So.3d 945 (2015)

Michel ESCOTO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 12, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos J. Martinez , Public Defender, and Manuel Alvarez , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Robert Martinez Biswas , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SUAREZ, C.J., and ROTHENBERG and SALTER, JJ.


Michel Escoto appeals a judgment and sentence of direct criminal contempt of court. The conduct upon which the adjudication was based occurred in the courtroom during Escoto's trial on a charge of first-degree murder for the death of his wife. We reverse and remand the order for the entry of specific findings describing the comments and conduct...

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