Heddon v. State
Florida District Court of Appeal
786 So. 2d 1262 (2001)

- Written by Rich Walter, JD
Facts
The State of Florida (plaintiff) conducted a criminal investigation into a company’s complaint that its former employee, David Heddon (defendant), stole the company’s trade secrets. The state issued a subpoena requiring Heddon’s lawyer, Stephen Artman, to produce any company customer or supplier lists that were in Artman’s possession. Artman acknowledged maintaining a client file for Heddon but claimed attorney-client privilege and refused to divulge the file’s contents. After a trial-level circuit court denied Heddon’s motion to quash the state’s subpoena, Heddon appealed to the Florida District Court of Appeal.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Northcutt, J.)
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