Perroni v. State

I respectfully dissent stice, Judge Fox should have recused from the contempt proceedings against Mr. Perroni and that Mr. Perroni should be given the opportunity for a trial before an impartial tribunal.

I. Facts

Because the majority opinion does not fully recite all the circumstances relating to Mr. Perroni’s points on appeal, a more detailed statement will be given.

On July 1, 2000, a felony information was filed by the State against Richard Ross, Mr. Perroni’s client, and two other defendants. Mr. Ross faced felony tax-fraud charges. On August 5, 2002, Mr. Perroni executed an acknowledgment…