Kansas Statutes > Chapter 22 > Article 42 – Out-of-State Witnesses
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- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Penal institution: includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention. See Kansas Statutes 22-4207
- seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: shall include any territory of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Kansas Statutes 22-4201
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- summons: shall include a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness. See Kansas Statutes 22-4201
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Witness: as used in this article shall include a person whose testimony is desired in any proceedings or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding. See Kansas Statutes 22-4201