STATE v. JOHNSON

Nos. 85-1818, 85-1819.

480 So.2d 660 (1985)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Anna May Sweet JOHNSON, et al., Respondents. STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. John Douglas BLEVINS and Yanuario Asis Arias, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing December 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Fox, Tampa, for respondents Johnson and Arias.

Rex Martin Barbas of Mitcham, Weed, Barbas, Allen & Morgan, Tampa, for respondent Blevins.

Bill James, State Atty., and James M. Barton, II, Asst. State Atty., Tampa, and Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Krauss, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for petitioner.


DANAHY, Acting Chief Judge.

In each of these cases the state seeks a writ of certiorari quashing an order of the trial judge denying the state's motion to quash subpoenas served on the state attorney and one of his assistants. In Case No. 85-1819 the order also grants the respondents' motion to compel testimony from a police officer. Since the cases involve the same issue, we consolidate them for purposes of this disposition. We grant certiorari in each case and quash...

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