TURNER, Judge.
Criminal defense attorneys Larry W. Nichols and Dino G. Sepe appeal a Pierce County Superior Court order holding them in contempt for refusing to testify about communications with their former client, convicted murderer Henry L. Marshall. Without determining whether the communications were privileged, we hold that the trial court's order compelling testimony was premature. We therefore, vacate the contempt order.
Marshall was charged with first...
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