Carter v. Easterling

Petitioner filed a petition for writ of ha-beas corpus seeking release from incarceration ordered by a circuit judge for contempt. The case arises out of a domestic relations matter. Petitioner’s former wife, Frances N. Carter, was allowed to file a brief and appear amicus curiae.

We have considered the record and heard oral argument of counsel. The facts are very similar to those recited by the Supreme Court of Florida in Pugliese v. Pug-*357liese, 347 So.2d 422, (Fla.1977). Here, as there, it is difficult if not impossible to determine whether petitioner was incarcerated for civil contempt or…