Split Ohio Appeals Panel Affirms Refusal To Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum

( March 17, 2026, 9:26 AM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — With the majority saying “the right being asserted by the victim to refuse to comply with a subpoena duces tecum is expressly subordinate to the rights of the accused to compel witnesses to produce evidence,” an Ohio appellate court issued a 2-1 ruling affirming the denial of a motion to quash a subpoena for the digital devices connected to the victim’s phone number but remanding with instructions to narrow the scope of the subpoena based on clarifications made during a hearing....

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