610.10 - Securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena; in general.

§ 610.10  Securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena; in general.    1.    Under  circumstances  prescribed  in  this  article, a person at  liberty within the state may be required  to  attend  a  criminal  court  action  or  proceeding as a witness by the issuance and service upon him  of a subpoena.    2.  A "subpoena" is a process of a court directing the person to  whom  it is addressed to attend and appear as a witness in a designated action  or  proceeding  in  such court, on a designated date and any recessed or  adjourned date of the action or proceeding.   If the  witness  is  given  reasonable  notice  of such recess or adjournment, no further process is  required to compel his attendance on the adjourned date.    3.  As used in this article, "subpoena"  includes  a  "subpoena  duces  tecum."    A subpoena duces tecum is a subpoena requiring the witness to  bring with him and produce specified physical evidence.