Legal Opinion

In re Grand Jury Investigation of Onondaga County.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 9, 1982PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and motion granted. Memorandum: The motion of appellant, Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital, to quash the Grand Jury subpoena requiring it to produce records of all patients treated for knife wounds during a three-day period should have been granted. The materials sought are protected from disclosure by the physician-patient privilege as “information” which a physician “acquired in attending a patient in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable him to act in that capacity.” (CPLR 4504, subd [a].) The right and duty of a physician to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. EckertNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
  2. In Re an Application to Quash a Subpoena Duces Tecum in Grand Jury ProceedingsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. The People v. . MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  4. In re the Investigation into Alleged Commission of Criminal AbortionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
  5. People v. LayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden TriangleMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Anderson v. Strong Memorial HospitalNew York Supreme Court · 1988
  3. People v. Gorman, New York County Courts1984
  4. Frederick R. C. v. Helene C.New York Supreme Court · 1992
  5. State of MS v. Baptist Meml Hosp-Golden TrianMississippi Supreme Court · 1996

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