Legal Opinion
People v. Lorenzo
New York County Courts
Decided March 23, 1987PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John F. O’Shaughnessy, J.
This decision supersedes the decision dated March 12, 1987.
The People, in response to a judicial subpoena duces tecum served on the Nassau County Police Department, move to quash portions of the subpoena relating to the items numbered 6a, 6b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14.
A subpoena may not be used for the purpose of discovery or to ascertain the existence of evidence. (People v Gissendanner, 48 NY2d 543, 551 [1979]; People v Coleman, 75 Misc 2d 1090, 1091 [Nassau County 1973].) "A party may not accomplish indirectly through the subpoena mechanism…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. GissendannerNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. MertzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. SantosNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. EnglishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- People v. MorrisonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1990
- People v. CabonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1990
- Phillips v. RamseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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