MURRELL v. EDWARDS

No. 85-1538.

504 So.2d 35 (1987)

Robert G. MURRELL, Appellant, v. Claude R. EDWARDS, Etc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Murrell, of Sam E. Murrell & Sons, Orlando, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Joseph N. D'Achille, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


UPCHURCH, Chief Judge.

Appellant Robert G. Murrell, an attorney, appeals two orders entered against him for direct criminal contempt. The question on appeal is whether Murrell's use of leading questions constitutes sufficient reason for finding him in contempt of court.

The record on appeal is limited to that portion of the trial where the particular questions were asked.1 Appellee's brief does not contest the sufficiency of the...

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