State v. Willis

The petitioner, Summit Medical Center of Montgomery, Inc., d/b/a Beacon’s Women’s Center (hereinafter referred to as “Beacon’s”), filed this petition for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Charles Price to quash a subpoena duces tecum directed to Beacon’s. The subpoena was issued as a result of criminal charges filed against Bernetta L. Willis; Willis was charged with theft of property in the second degree for allegedly stealing the contents of a handbag that was in a bathroom at Beacon’s clinic on March 27, 2001. Before trial, Willis moved for a subpoena duces tecum to be issued to Beacon’s…