Case Name: James Francis SUPERVILLE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-09-29
Citations: 642 So. 2d 1193
Docket Number: No. 94-1228
Parties: James Francis SUPERVILLE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN and KAHN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 642
Pages: 1193–1193

Head Matter:
James Francis SUPERVILLE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-1228.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Sept. 29, 1994.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, David P. Gauldin, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Daniel A. David, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
MICKLE, Judge.
The order of the trial court adjudging appellant guilty of direct criminal contempt is reversed upon the authority of Harris v. United States, 382 U.S. 162, 86 S.Ct. 352, 15 L.Ed.2d 240 (1965) and Pendley v. State, 392 So.2d 321 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980), and the cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent -with Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840. Upon remand, should appellant be convicted of indirect criminal contempt, the maximum penalty imposed without trial by jury shall not exceed six months' imprisonment. Martinez v. State, 339 So.2d 1133 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976), affirmed, 346 So.2d 68 (Fla.1977); Butler v. State, 330 So.2d 244 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 863, 97 S.Ct. 168, 50 L.Ed.2d 142 (1976).
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
ALLEN and KAHN, JJ., concur.