Little v. State

Thomas C. Little seeks certiorari review of the trial court’s order entered on his motion to determine status of attorney-client privilege. We have jurisdiction. See State v. Young, 654 So.2d 962 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995).

The underlying case is a criminal prosecution’ of Little, and his co-defendant, David Whitten. Little and Whitten have been charged with scheming to defraud a married couple, the Brights, who purchased Whitten’s home. Although it appears that Whitten drafted the contract for the sale, he consulted Little in preparing the document. In prosecuting Little, the State’s theory is that…