Legal Opinion
Wells v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 27, 1986No. 85-28PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
487 So.2d 1101 (1986)
Dennis WELLS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 85-28.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 27, 1986.
Rehearing Denied May 1, 1986.
Dennis Wells, Orlando, appellant, pro se.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Margene A. Roper, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.
ORFINGER, Judge.
Wells, the attorney for defendant in a criminal case, appeals a final judgment finding him guilty of direct criminal contempt[1] for failing to restrict closing argument to the time limit specifically ordered by the trial judge.[2] The appellant contends…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Osborne v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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3Cited by9 opinions
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