Subpoena of public housing residents' information withdrawn
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A grand jury subpoena allowing police and prosecutors access to the names, addresses and contact information of public housing residents in Maryland's capital was withdrawn after it was challenged over privacy and constitutionality concerns.
The Capital reports the legal counsel for the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis, Robert Miller, filed a motion to quash the subpoena Oct. 7, arguing it was too broad. The subpoena asked for residents' information for an indefinite period of time to "facilitate investigations of violent crimes" on certain housing authority properties.