Schaab v. State

We affirm a circuit judge’s finding of contempt arising from a criminal case in the circuit court. Also, we agree with the appellate division of the circuit court that the indirect criminal contempt proceeding was a circuit court action, and not a county court misdemeanor, so that the appellate division properly transferred the appeal to this court.

Ann Schaab was the victim in an attempted second degree murder prosecution in the circuit court. Her former husband was the defendant. Pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840(a), the state moved in the circuit court for the issuance of…