State of Iowa v. Andrew Lee Russell

ZAGER, Justice.

In this interlocutory appeal, Andrew Russell asserts' the right to serve ex parte subpoenas duces tecum 1 upon third parties under the rules of. criminal and civil procedure without providing notice to the State. Additionally, Russell asserts that denying him the right to issue ex parte subpoenas duces tecum denies him the constitutional rights to the effective assistance of counsel, compulsory process, and due process under the United States and Iowa Constitutions. The State filed a motion to regulate discovery that would prevent the defendant from issuing an investigatory…