Legal Opinion

Virginia Department of State Police v. Elliott

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided August 15, 2006No. 2042054PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELSEY, Judge.

The Virginia State Police appeals an order of the Workers’ Compensation Commission that compelled, pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum, the production of a criminal investigation file for an in camera inspection by a deputy commissioner. The VSP claims the commission violated Code § 52-8.3, which makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor to disclose the contents of an “ongoing criminal investigation” under certain circumstances.

The VSP concedes, however, that it produced the subpoenaed file only after the criminal investigation had been officially closed. Still, the VSP reasons, we should…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Spencer v. KemnaSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Arizonans for Official English v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. Mills v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1895

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3Cited by19 opinions

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