STATE v. ADAMS

No. 02-HA-543.

153 Ohio App.3d 134 (2003)

2003-Ohio-3086

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. ADAMS, Defendant; Adams, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Harrison County.

Decided June 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Shawn Hervey, Harrison County Prosecuting Attorney, and Michael B. Washington, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Moreland, Bruzzese, Calabria, Straus & Agresta and Jane M. Keenan, for appellant.


WAITE, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Lori Adams, refused to testify at the criminal trial of her husband, Mark Adams, on charges of domestic violence. The court granted appellant immunity from prosecution and ordered her to testify, but she continued to refuse to testify on the grounds that it might expose her to liability for perjury in the future. The court held her in contempt for refusing to testify, and she is now appealing the contempt verdict.

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