The issue focused in this case was whether the state could compel the defendant to produce evidence from a search warrant, even if there are other reasonable alternatives, such as an arrest warrant or the preservation of evidence for a trial. In a unanimous opinion, the Court upheld the warrant requirement.

The Court held that the state cannot compel the defendant to produce evidence unless there is evidence sufficient to support the warrant requirement. This rule does not, as the majority suggests, preclude the state from seeking discovery from a defendant, and