Whitaker v. Blackburn

SEBRING, Justice.

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding to test the legality of a contempt order entered under the following circumstances:

One Diamante Urga was informed against in the Criminal Court of Record of Hills-borough County, Florida, for a violation of the criminal laws of Florida. One of defense counsel, in preparing for the trial, interviewed the prosecuting witness in the presence of a privately employed stenographer who transcribed, in shorthand, what was said by the witness and defense counsel. When the cause came on for trial, the prosecuting witness testified on behalf…