BECKER, Judge.
Before imposing a sanction for direct contempt, a court must give the contemnor the opportunity to speak in mitigation of the contempt. Here, immediately upon finding the defendant in direct contempt for refusing to sign a no-contact order, the municipal court imposed a 30-day sentence. The court's failure to give the defendant an opportunity to speak in mitigation requires reversal of the sentence and a remand for resentencing. Because the order of...
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