BROWN v. NIMMONS

Nos. AG-425, AH-57.

416 So.2d 848 (1982)

Linda C. BROWN and Ernest Brown, Appellants, v. Ralph W. NIMMONS, Jr., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenna Joyce Reeves, Asst. Public Defender, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Barbara Ann Butler, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The trial judge ordered appellants, who were charged with racketeering violations, to give handwriting exemplars, properly rejecting their assertion that such violated their constitutional privilege against self-incrimination. Appellants failed to comply with the trial court's order and were prosecuted for indirect criminal contempt pursuant to Rule 3.840, Fla.R.Crim.P. They were adjudged guilty of contempt and sentenced to four months. On appeal, appellants...

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