People v. Bolivar

OPINION OF THE COURT

Alan D. Marrus, J.

Judicial subpoenas duces tecum for police records in the above-named cases have been submitted by the defendants ex parte for this court’s signature. The application for these subpoenas requires this court to consider its jurisdiction to issue such subpoenas, the propriety of issuing them ex parte, and the rights of crime victims and witnesses whose identities, addresses, and telephone numbers may be contained in the subpoenaed police records.

It appears that thousands of such subpoenas duces tecum for police records are served each year on the New York…