Ducas v. The State Of Fla., 3D09-1175.

• Court: Court of Appeal of Florida (US)
• Writing for the Court: SUAREZ, J
• Citation: 35 So.3d 1005
• Parties: Jules DUCAS, Appellant,v.The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
• Docket Number: No. 3D09-1175.,3D09-1175.
• Decision Date: 26 May 2010

35 So.3d 1005

Jules DUCAS, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D09-1175.

District Court of Appeal of Florida,
Third District.

May 26, 2010.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jorge Cueto, Judge.
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Maria E. Lauredo, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Nikole Hiciano, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SUAREZ, CORTIÑAS, and ROTHENBERG, JJ.

SUAREZ, J.

Affirmed. See R.C. v. State, 648 So.2d 1258 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995);

35 So.3d 1006

Jones v. State, 360 So.2d 157 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978) (finding that foul language of the defendant in the presence of the court was contemptuous and upheld on appeal); Martinez v. State, 339 So.2d 1133 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976) (finding that foul language said in open court was contemptuous as such conduct had “an adverse effect upon the quality of justice”).