Case Name: CLIFFORD v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Court: Florida Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-04-04
Citations: 41 Fla. Supp. 2d 44
Docket Number: Case No. 89-1585-AC (County Court Case No. 89-539-MM-A-41)
Parties: CLIFFORD v STATE OF FLORIDA
Judges: 
Reporter: Florida Supplement Second
Volume: 41
Pages: 44–45

Head Matter:
CLIFFORD v STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 89-1585-AC (County Court Case No. 89-539-MM-A-41)
Fifth Judicial Circuit, Marion County
April 4, 1990
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
G. Don Ritter, Esquire, for appellant.
Carrie Scheffel, Esquire, Assistant State Attorney, for appellee.
Before McNEAL, HILL, SPRINGSTEAD, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM.
The trial court properly found the defendant guilty of direct criminal contempt for making inconsistent statements under oath during trial and during the sentencing hearing. The trial judge knew that one of the statements was false. The statements were germane to the issues being considered and were calculated to mislead the court in its consideration of the sentence. See Duff v Southern Bell Tel & Tel Co., 386 So.2d 253 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980); Sauls v State, 354 So.2d 435 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978).
AFFIRMED.
McNEAL, R., HILL, M., SPRINGSTEAD, L, concur.