Legal Opinion

Wells v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 20, 1985No. 84-1616PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

471 So.2d 620 (1985)

Dennis WELLS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 84-1616.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

June 20, 1985.

Dennis Wells, pro se.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Gary W. Tinsley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment punishing appellant, a lawyer, for contempt of court. The judgment required the payment of a small fine for direct criminal contempt for willful violation of a direct order limiting the time for final argument in a jury trial.

Appellant was an assistant public defender…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Sandstrom v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  2. State Ex Rel. Garlovsky v. EastmooreDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Jamason v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  4. Ward v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  5. Health Clubs, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. EaganDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re WeinsteinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  2. Fredericks v. SturgisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. St. George v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Vizzi v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  5. Wells v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

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