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Smith v. Felton

654 So. 2d 620, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 5060, 1995 WL 259298
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedMay 3, 1995
DocketNo. 95-1215
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Smith v. Felton, 654 So. 2d 620, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 5060, 1995 WL 259298 (Fla. Ct. App. 1995).

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

We must grant the petition for writ of habeas corpus where it appears from the record that the petitioner was jailed for civil contempt, but there was no evidence to support the finding below that the petitioner has the present ability to pay the ordered purge amount. Bowen v. Bowen, 471 So.2d 1274 (Fla.1985); LeNeve v. Navarro, 565 So.2d 836 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990); Sarron v. Crawford, 464 So.2d 644 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985).

Petition granted. Rehearing is dispensed with. The petitioner is ordered released forthwith.

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