Judge Decides Whether To Close Noelle Bush's Court Proceedings
Bush's Attorneys Ask Judge To Bar Public From Court Hearings
POSTED: 6:36 a.m. EDT October 8, 2002
UPDATED: 11:55 a.m. EDT October 8, 2002
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An Orlando, Fla., judge will hear arguments Tuesday for allowing cameras in the courtroom during drug proceedings for Gov. Jeb Bush's only daughter, according to Local 6 News.
Noelle Bush's attorneys asked a judge last week to bar the public from court hearings on their client's drug treatment, saying media attention violates her right to privacy, according to court records. Peter Antonacci, one of three lawyers representing Gov. Jeb Bush's only daughter, cited a judge's ruling last week that drug treatment workers do not have to testify about a piece of crack cocaine allegedly found in her shoe. Noelle Bush is set to appear next week before Circuit Judge Reginald Whitehead. He will decide whether to keep Bush in the diversion drug treatment program or send her to criminal court to face charges from a February arrest. Bush was arrested for buying an anti-anxiety drug with a fraudulent prescription at a Tallahassee pharmacy. Orange Circuit Judge Belvin Perry ruled last Monday that subpoenas for four Center for Drug-Free Living employees were invalid, citing federal law that protects a drug treatment patient's privacy. The state attorney's office had subpoenaed the staffers after police received a report from another patient on Sept. 9 that 25-year-old Noelle Bush had the drug. Workers had refused to cooperate, citing privacy concerns. One staff member wrote a statement for officers but ripped it up after a supervisor intervened. Prosecutors have appealed Perry's ruling. The governor's office has maintained that Noelle Bush's case is a private matter.
Copyright 2003 by Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Noelle Bush's attorneys asked a judge last week to bar the public from court hearings on their client's drug treatment, saying media attention violates her right to privacy, according to court records. Peter Antonacci, one of three lawyers representing Gov. Jeb Bush's only daughter, cited a judge's ruling last week that drug treatment workers do not have to testify about a piece of crack cocaine allegedly found in her shoe. Noelle Bush is set to appear next week before Circuit Judge Reginald Whitehead. He will decide whether to keep Bush in the diversion drug treatment program or send her to criminal court to face charges from a February arrest. Bush was arrested for buying an anti-anxiety drug with a fraudulent prescription at a Tallahassee pharmacy. Orange Circuit Judge Belvin Perry ruled last Monday that subpoenas for four Center for Drug-Free Living employees were invalid, citing federal law that protects a drug treatment patient's privacy. The state attorney's office had subpoenaed the staffers after police received a report from another patient on Sept. 9 that 25-year-old Noelle Bush had the drug. Workers had refused to cooperate, citing privacy concerns. One staff member wrote a statement for officers but ripped it up after a supervisor intervened. Prosecutors have appealed Perry's ruling. The governor's office has maintained that Noelle Bush's case is a private matter.
Copyright 2003 by Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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