GIRARDEAU v. STATE

No. AF-151.

403 So.2d 513 (1981)

Arnett GIRARDEAU, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. J. Sheppard and Elizabeth L. White, of Sheppard & Carithers, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and David P. Gauldin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


LARRY G. SMITH, Judge.

Appellant, Arnett Girardeau, a member of the Florida House of Representatives, appeals a judgment of contempt entered by the Circuit Court for his refusal to answer questions before a Union County grand jury. The issue presented for our consideration, simply stated, is whether appellant may lawfully assert a privilege of non-disclosure of information received by him in connection with the discharge...

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