Johnson v. State

GOSHORN, Judge.

W.A. Johnson, a probation officer employed at Apalachee Correctional Institution in Sneads, Jackson County, appeals the order finding him in contempt of court for failing to respond to a witness subpoena. We reverse.

Johnson was subpoenaed to testify in the State’s case against Sammy Lee. Pursuant to standard procedure, Johnson notified the legal department of the Department of Corrections that he had been subpoenaed. He was advised by attorney Lee Ann Knowles, the assistant general counsel employed in the legal bureau of the Department of Corree-*996tions in Tallahassee, that he…