Legal Opinion
State of Florida v. Alex Diaz de la Portilla
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 5, 2015No. SC14-1625PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Diaz de la Portilla v. State, 142 So.3d 928 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). In its decision the district court ruled upon the following question, which the court certified to be of great public importance:
Whether a party who is ordered by a trial court to appear at a scheduled hearing, but fails to do so, may be found in direct criminal contempt under Florida Rule[] of Criminal Procedure 3.830; or whether such conduct should be addressed as indirect criminal contempt under Florida Rule[ ] of Criminal…
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