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STATE v. GONZALEZ

No. 102,400.

234 P.3d 1 (2010)

STATE of Kansas, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Valerie GONZALEZ, Defendant/Appellee, and Sarah Sweet-McKinnon, Contemner/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

June 18, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger L. Falk, of Law Office of Falk and Cotton, P.A., of Wichita, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Kristafer R. Ailslieger, assistant solicitor general, argued the cause, and Stephen D. Maxwell, senior assistant district attorney, Keith E. Schroeder, county attorney, and Steve Six, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by BEIER, J.:

Sarah Sweet-McKinnon, the Chief Public Defender for the Reno County Public Defender's office, appeals a judgment finding her guilty of direct civil contempt and imposing a $1,000 per day coercive sanction. The contempt judgment and sanction arose out of McKinnon's refusal to testify under subpoena by the State concerning a statement made by a former client, who expressed an intent to commit perjury in the prosecution...

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