Constantino v. State

Bowles, Justice.

The evidence in this case would authorize the jury to find the following facts:

In October, 1977, appellant, Frank Constantino, telephoned Mr. John Paul Jones, a news reporter, and asked him to investigate certain difficulties appellant and his wife were having, particularly with the Department of Family & Children Services, which was attempting to *596take custody of the Constantinos’ three children away from them. Mr. Jones went to visit appellant and his wife and subsequently investigated their allegations. After investigation, Mr. Jones determined that there was no news story…