Legal Opinion

Corneal v. KW Palms Ltd. Partnership

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 15, 1996No. Nos. 94-2291 & 94-2428Published

1Per curiam

We reverse the trial court’s judgment of indirect criminal contempt where the trial court’s failure to issue an order to show cause apprising the defendant of the charges against him constituted fundamental error. Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.840; Palmer v. Palmer, 530 So.2d 508 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).

Reversed.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Palmer v. PalmerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988