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Alan v. State, Case No. 1D08-3012 (Fla. App. 5/26/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)

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RICHARD KEITH ALAN, II, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-3012. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed May 26, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County, Kathleen F. Dekker, Judge. Richard Keith Alan II, pro se, West Palm Beach. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Michael T. Kennett, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. HAWKES, C.J.. Richard Keith Alan, II, appeals a judgment of indirect criminal contempt and his resulting incarceration. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion or otherwise err in adjudicating and sentencing Mr. Alan, we affirm its ruling. Page 2 Facts The day after her selection to the jury in a proceeding in which Mr. Alan served as defense counsel, one of the jurors asked the court to excuse her from further participation in the proceeding, claiming to have a medical condition that prevented her continued presence on the jury...continue to full post

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