Melanson v. Nelson

SMITH, Acting Chief Judge.

Petition for writ of prohibition. Relator Melanson, a medical doctor, was arrested at his office on a charge of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance by written order, not issued in good faith, in the course of his professional practice. At the time of his arrest, Melanson was served with a subpoena duces tecum commanding him to appear “instanter” before a state attorney and bring all medical records in his possession relating to a certain individual. The deputy sheriff who served the subpoena explained that the subpoena required Melanson to produce the records…