State Ex Rel. Pollard v. Criminal Ct. of Marion Cty.

Relators, members of the Indianapolis Police Department, commenced this original action for a temporary writ of prohibition after respondent denied their motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum ordering them to produce certain financial records before the grand jury. Relators contend that the statutory power of Indiana grand juries to issue subpoenas is limited to the issuance of subpoenas ad testificandum and does not include the power to issue subpoenas duces tecum. Relators’ claim, if valid, would require that the subpoena duces tecum be quashed.

Following an emergency hearing on March 20,…