Case Name: Natholee WILLIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-10-01
Citations: 855 So. 2d 263
Docket Number: No. 4D03-25
Parties: Natholee WILLIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: STONE, WARNER and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 855
Pages: 263–264

Head Matter:
Natholee WILLIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D03-25.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 1, 2003.
Frank A. Kreidler, Lake Worth, for appellant.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and David M. Schultz, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
After the appellant made a threatening comment to a witness during the lunch break from a trial, the court commenced a contempt proceeding, took testimony, and held appellant in contempt of court without complying with any of the provisions of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840, regarding indirect criminal contempt. Failure to comply with the procedural requirements of this rule is error. See Baker v. Green, 732 So.2d 6, 7 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999). We therefore reverse the order of contempt.
STONE, WARNER and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.