STEPHEN M. GOODMAN, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 4th DCA | 1985-05-08
No. 84-1598
HURLEY, WALDEN and BARKETT, JJ., concur.
468 So. 2d 468 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (1985) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

The trial court’s finding of contempt is affirmed on the authority of State ex rel. Garlovsky v. Eastmoore, 393 So. 2d 567 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981). The monetary portion of the sentence, however, is reduced from $3,000 to $500. See Aaron v. State, 284 So. 2d 673 (Fla.1973); Thomas A. Edison College, Inc. v. State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities, 411 So. 2d 257 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982).

HURLEY, WALDEN and BARKETT, JJ., concur.


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