OLDS v. STATE

No. 74-132.

302 So.2d 787 (1974)

Warner S. OLDS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied November 25, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Musgrove and Nelson E. Bailey, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Anthony J. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WALDEN, Judge.

An attorney was adjudged to be guilty of contempt of court. He appeals. We reverse.

The judgment stemmed from the trial court's displeasure with the attorney's conduct in a homicide case. More exactly, the trial court found fault with the attorney's efforts to impeach a critical witness.

Matters came to a head with the appealed decision when the appellant made the last in a series of motions for a mistrial and said:

"MR. OLDS...

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