KRATHEN v. STATE

No. 73-1325.

310 So.2d 381 (1975)

David KRATHEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Sandstrom of Sandstrom & Hodge, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Stephen R. Koons, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


OWEN, Chief Judge.

Appellant, an assistant public defender, was held in contempt of court for conduct occurring in the course of the trial of a criminal case. On appeal from the order of contempt appellant contends that (1) substantively, his conduct was not contemptuous, and (2) procedurally, the court denied him due process under Rule 3.830 RCrP. In our judgment appellant is correct on both points.

Appellant had been appointed counsel for one Shirley Jean...

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