¶1Upon the respondent’s proper confession of error, the emergency petition for writ of habeas corpus is granted and the petitioner is to be released forthwith where there was insufficient evidence to support the lower court’s determination that the petitioner has the present ability to pay the purge amount in this civil contempt proceeding. See Johnson v. Felton, 655 So.2d 1286 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995).
702 So. 2d 546
Portee v. Manning
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 7, 1997
District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1997-11-07
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently November 2006
3 state decisions
Relies on Johnson v. Felton
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Decided 1997-11-07
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