Legal Opinion
Mark Krasnow v. Nick Navarro, Sheriff of Broward Co., Robert Butterworth, Attorney General State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 17, 1990No. 89-5513PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
The State of Florida and the Sheriff of Broward County appeal the district court’s grant of habeas corpus relief to an attorney who had been convicted of criminal contempt of court for failing to appear at a state trial without giving prior notice. We reverse.
Early in 1986, attorney Mark Krasnow was representing the defendant in State of Florida v. McFadden, No. 85-13563CF (17th Cir. Broward County). By specific order of State Circuit Judge Mark A. Speiser, the case was set for trial on February 24. When the appointed day came, neither Krasnow nor his client…
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