State v. Gonzalez

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 of defendant Valerie Gonzalez. We transferred the appeal from the Court of Appeals on McKinnon’s motion pursuant to K.S.A.…