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CONTEMPT OF COURT & TAMPERING INFORMATION:
Contempt of Court and Tampering charges can result from a variety
of incidents. Many contempt cases involve a misunderstanding on
the part of the Defendant in regards to what the court ordered them
to do. In tampering cases, actions on the part of the Defendant may
have been misinterpreted or blown out of proportion when taken in
context with the facts and surrounding circumstances.

At our Orlando law firm, we've handle hundreds of cases involving
contempt of court and tampering. Call us today at (407) 648-5255
for a Free Case Review of your individual situation.

The following section provides some general information about contempt and tampering:

Contempt of Court is a refusal to obey any legal order, mandate or decree, made or given by any
judge. A charge of contempt of court may involve failing to appear at a scheduled hearing or failing
to abide by a condition of bond the judge ordered. In many cases, contempt can also involve the
defendant's behavior and actions in the courtroom towards the Judge after being given an order by
the Judge.

Tampering with Witness, Victim, or Informant occurs when a person uses intimidation, physical
force or threat against another person, or engages in misleading conduct toward another person,
or offers pecuniary benefit or gain to another person, with intent to cause or induce any person to:

Withhold testimony, or withhold a record, document, or other object, from an official
investigation or official proceeding;
Alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object with intent to impair the integrity or availability of the
object for use in an official investigation or official proceeding;
Evade legal process summoning that person to appear as a witness, or to produce a record,
document, or other object, in an official investigation or an official proceeding;
Be absent from an official proceeding to which such person has been summoned by legal
process;
Hinder, delay, or prevent the communication to a law enforcement officer or judge of
information relating to the commission or possible commission of an offense or a violation of a
condition of probation, parole, or release pending a judicial proceeding; or
Testify untruthfully in an official investigation or an official proceeding,

This form of tampering is a felony of the third degree punishable by up to 5 years in State Prison.

Another form of tampering occurs when a person intentionally harasses another person and
thereby hinders, delays, prevents, or dissuades any person from:

Attending or testifying in an official proceeding or cooperating in an official investigation;
Reporting to a law enforcement officer or judge the commission or possible commission of an
offense or a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or release pending a judicial
proceeding;
Arresting or seeking the arrest of another person in connection with an offense;
Causing a criminal prosecution, or a parole or probation revocation proceeding, to be sought
or instituted, or from assisting in such prosecution or proceeding;

This form of tampering is a 1st Degree Misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in the county jail.

Call us today at (407) 648-5255 to speak directly with an Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney about
your individual situation.

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