State v. Carter

The State appeals a nonfinal order granting Constance Carter’s motion to suppress evidence. Carter had moved to suppress her statement recorded by law enforcement, all medical information pertaining to both herself and her son (the victim), and all statements she made to medical personnel at the hospital. Carter successfully argued that the statements and records were private medical records obtained without consent, and over her objection, both on her own behalf and on the victim’s behalf in her capacity as his guardian. A motion to suppress is a mixed question of law and fact, and we review…