LILES, Judge.
Appellant, Thomas E. Lacey, was charged and convicted by jury for the crime of uttering a forged check. Prior to trial, appellant was ordered to give an example of his handwriting. This he refused to do and was cited for contempt with the provision that he may purge the contempt by submitting a handwriting example. He did so over objection.
The main question before this Court is whether or not the giving of handwriting exemplars is in violation...
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