Tufts v. State, 80-2043
| Decision Date | 28 October 1981 |
| Docket Number | No. 80-2043,80-2043 |
| Citation | 405 So.2d 269 |
| Parties | Michael TUFTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. |
| Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Broward County; Lawrence L. Korda, Judge.
Jeffrey M. Harris, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Mark Horn, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
Appellant's conviction for direct criminal contempt is reversed upon the authority of Harris v. United States, 382 U.S. 162, 86 S.Ct. 352, 15 L.Ed.2d 240 (1965) and Pendley v. State, 392 So.2d 321 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978), and the cause is remanded for further proceedings.
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