State v. Willis

On Return

The petitioner, Summit Medical Center of Montgomery, Inc., d/b/a Beacon’s Women’s Center (hereinafter referred to as “Beacon’s”), filed a petition for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Charles Price to quash the subpoena duces tecum issued to Beacon’s. We directed the trial court to make written findings of fact consistent with the United States Supreme Court’s holding in United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 94 S.Ct. 3090, 41 L.Ed.2d 1039 (1974). See Ex parte Summit Med. Ctr. of Montgomery, Inc., 854 So.2d 614 (Ala. Crim.App.2002). Specifically, we directed the trial court to make…