King v. State

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

Following a one-car accident, a police officer charged Michael David King with driving under the influence, and the State executed a search warrant for King’s medical records at the hospital where he was treated for injuries. We granted King’s interlocutory application to consider whether he was entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard on the State’s request for a search warrant to obtain his medical records. Because a search warrant requires a neutral judicial officer to find probable cause that a crime has been committed, we hold that a defendant’s…