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Battle v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Jul 15, 1994
639 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

Opinion

No. 94-198.

July 15, 1994.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Orange County, Dorothy J. Russell, J.

Dorothy K. Burk, Orlando, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Myra J. Fried, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


This police officer's failure to respond to a subpoena for deposition appears to be unintentional. His explanation, given under oath, shows he lacked any intent to violate the terms of the subpoena. His contempt conviction is reversed. Scrimshaw v. State, 592 So.2d 753 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992).

REVERSED.

HARRIS, C.J., and PETERSON, J., concur.

COBB, J., concurs specially with opinion.


The findings of fact by the trial judge in this case show that her contempt adjudication against Officer Battle was based, at least in part, on conduct of other persons, for which Battle could not be blamed. Accordingly, I concur in the majority result.


Summaries of

Battle v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Jul 15, 1994
639 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)
Case details for

Battle v. State

Case Details

Full title:OFFICER RODNEY K. BATTLE, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Jul 15, 1994

Citations

639 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)