Opinion ID: 2590211
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Seizure of pharmacy records pursuant to subpoena duces tecum

Text: In connection with his challenge to the trial court's ruling on the motion to suppress, defendant contends the seizure of pharmacy records pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum violated his state constitutional right of privacy. As the Attorney General observes, however, in denying the suppression motion the trial court did not rule on the merits of defendant's challenge to the seizure of the pharmacy records. Rather, the court stated the proper procedure with respect to those records would be a motion to quash the subpoena, a motion defendant never made. Defendant, therefore, has waived the argument their seizure violated his privacy rights. Were we to reach the merits of defendant's claim, we would find no error warranting reversal. Supposing for the sake of argument that defendant had a protected privacy interest in the records, it is not clear he was prejudiced by their seizure: The records themselves were not admitted into evidence, while actual drugs, found in defendant's house and car pursuant to the warrant searches, were admitted.