Legal Opinion
Carlyle v. Carlyle
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 22, 1983No. AQ-467PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIMMONS, Judge.
Robert Carlyle appeals from the trial court’s December 20, 1982 order adjudging him to be in criminal and civil contempt of court and sentencing him to a term of 179 days in the county jail. The order further provided that after serving that period of incarceration, he should be released from jail upon his payment to Ruth Carlyle (Robert’s former wife) and her attorney the sum of $16,000 “plus a fine of $5,000.” For the reasons mentioned below, we reverse and remand.
Basically, the order purported to identify two classes of contemptuous acts committed by the contemnor: (1) his…
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