Anton v. Anton

Alejandro 0. Anton appeals a finding of indirect criminal contempt and order of commitment alleging that the trial court failed to comply with the requirements set forth in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840. We agree and reverse.

Rule 3.840 sets forth the procedural safeguards that a court must enforce prior to the imposition of a sentence for indirect criminal contempt.1 The defendant must receive notice of the essential facts that constitute the criminal contempt and have an opportunity to show cause why the sentence should not be imposed.

Appellee Beatriz Rodriguez Anton initiated the…