Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 24.06 – What Is Disobedience of a Subpoena
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It shall be held that a witness refuses to obey a subpoena:
1. If he is not in attendance on the court on the day set apart for taking up the criminal docket or on any day subsequent thereto and before the final disposition or continuance of the particular case in which he is a witness;
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 24.06
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- 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.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
2. If he is not in attendance at any other time named in a writ; and
3. If he refuses without legal cause to produce evidence in his possession which he has been summoned to bring with him and produce.