Norris v. District Attorney of New York County

The court on an application by James D. Norris to quash or modify a subpoena issued by the District Attorney of New York County requiring Norris to appear before a Grand Jury, designated Dr. A. Wilbur Duryea, a cardiologist recommended by the New York Academy of Medicine, to examine the applicant and report to the court with his opinion. The determination of the motion was held in abeyance pending the filing of the report. The motion was based upon Norris’s claim [supported by certificates of a physician] that “ any unusual, physical, emotional or mental effect would be deleterious to…