Legal Opinion
Ippolito v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 3, 1996No. 93-02722PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ALTENBERND, Judge.
Emilio Lombardo Ippolito and Susan L. Mokdad appeal their convictions and sentences for two misdemeanors. We affirm these orders. Ms. Mokdad also appeals her conviction for direct criminal contempt. Because we conclude that her isolated comment was not objectively an imminent threat to the administration of justice, we reverse this conviction.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Craig v. HarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- In Re LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Eaton v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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