People v. Doe

OPINION OF THE COURT

Eugene L. Nicandri, J.

The court has been asked to quash a Grand Jury subpoena which seeks testimony from a newspaper reporter, who alleg*287edly tape recorded a Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) administrative hearing.

In accordance with the mandate of CPL 190.50, the names of the decision have been changed, so as to avoid disclosure of the identity of any person subpoenaed before the Grand Jury.

As presented by the affidavits, memoranda and oral argument, the facts are as follows.

Reporter Richard Roe, working for Newspaper A as a general reporter, covered a…