Legal Opinion
In Re Special Investigation No. 236
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 28, 1983No. [No. 115, September Term, 1982.]PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
We shall here hold that the accountant-client privilege provided under Maryland Code (1974, 1980 Repl. Vol.) § 9-110, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, is not applicable to a subpoena issued by a grand jury.
Pursuant to various authorizations from the Governor of Maryland under Maryland Constitution Art. V, § 3 (a) (2), the Attorney General of Maryland for quite some time has been engaged in investigations pertaining to certain health care providers. In fact, he has set up what is known as the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in his office. As a part of that investigation the Grand Jury of…
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3Cited by41 opinions
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