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CHANCE v. STATE

No. PP-220.

382 So.2d 801 (1980)

Donald CHANCE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida and the Honorable W. Fred Turner, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Minerva, Public Defender, Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Miguel A. Olivella, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Chance appeals from an order of contempt adjudging him in contempt for his refusal to answer three questions and sentencing him to three consecutive six-month terms in jail. We affirm in part, reverse in part and modify the sentence accordingly.

In a deposition, taken before the court, Chance, a witness, refused to answer the following questions:

Q. Where did you get the marijuana from? A... . I did get it from another person...

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