In re Grand Jury Investigation of Onondaga County.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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
- People v. EckertNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- In Re an Application to Quash a Subpoena Duces Tecum in Grand Jury ProceedingsNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- The People v. . MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- In re the Investigation into Alleged Commission of Criminal AbortionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
- People v. LayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
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- State of MS v. Baptist Meml Hosp-Golden TrianMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
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