THURMAN v. STATE

No. 01-92-00110-CR.

861 S.W.2d 96 (1993)

David Lee THURMAN, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

August 31, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vickie Turko, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Houston, for appellee.

Before COHEN, HEDGES and SAM BASS, JJ.


OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

This case raises hard questions regarding personal privacy and government power. The issue is whether a grand jury subpoena may be used to obtain relevant medical records of a person suspected of driving while intoxicated. We hold that, under these particular facts, the subpoena did not constitute an unreasonable search and seizure. We nevertheless have deep concerns that using grand jury subpoenas to obtain medical records is a process...

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