HOLDEN v. STATE

No. 79-1869.

380 So.2d 548 (1980)

Charles E. HOLDEN and T.C. Green, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, and Charles L. Stutts, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


HOBSON, Acting Chief Judge.

The trial judge found Green and Holden guilty of direct criminal contempt for refusal to testify and sentenced each to six months in jail. The refusal to testify occurred when Green and Holden were called as State's witnesses in a four-count prosecution against a third person for receiving and concealing stolen property. Since the defense counsel had no prior opportunity to question Green or Holden, the court allowed counsel to interview...

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