Tiger Woods’ attorney is challenging a request from prosecutors to subpoena the golfer’s prescription drug records.
Woods, 50, has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI charges related to his rollover crash on March 31 in Florida.
Prosecutors are attempting to subpoena the 15-time major winner’s records from a pharmacy in Palm Beach, Fla. They are seeking details about his prescriptions from Jan. 1 to March 27, including the number of times they were filled, the quantity of pills, the dosage amounts and any accompanying instructions with the medication, according to court records obtained by ESPN.
Douglas Duncan, Woods’ attorney, filed a motion Wednesday requesting a hearing on the matter and questioning the relevance of the state’s request and whether it violates his client’s privacy rights.
“This right is admittedly not absolute should the State show the relevance of the records to its criminal investigation and thus warrant intrusion into Mr. Woods’ privacy,” Duncan wrote in the motion.
Officers at the scene of the accident said Woods appeared impaired and had two pills in his pocket.
If the court grants the state’s request for the records, Duncan asked the judge to enter a protective order ensuring that Woods’ prescription history is made available only to prosecutors, defense attorneys and law enforcement.
“The records shall not be disclosed to any third parties, including Order prohibiting dissemination of the records by the State in response to any public records request,” Duncan wrote. “If and when it becomes necessary for the State to publicly disclose said records or any portion of said records, that a hearing must be held to determine the necessity of said disclosure.”
Woods released a statement after the accident saying that he was stepping away from golf to focus on his health. He reportedly entered a treatment facility in Switzerland.
–Field Level Media
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