Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 20A.251 – In-County Witness
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(a) In term time or vacation, the foreperson or the attorney representing the state may issue a summons or attachment for any witness in the county in which the grand jury sits.
(b) A summons or attachment issued under Subsection (a) may require the witness to appear before the grand jury at a specified time, or immediately, without stating the matter under investigation.
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 20A.251
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.