United States v. Crosland

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

This matter calls upon the Court to resolve questions concerning the scope of the government’s subpoena powers, both in the trial and the grand jury contexts. The issues presented are particularly important given the role of the courts in maintaining the proper, delicate balance between the vital need, on the one hand, to provide the government with the means to ferret out and prosecute crime and, on the other hand, the equally vital need to protect individuals from unwarranted interference with their right to defend themselves against accusations of…