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§ 99-9-1. Capias or alias issued for arrest on indictment

The process for arrest on an indictment shall be a capias, which shall be issued immediately on the return of the indictment into court, and made returnable instanter, unless otherwise ordered by the court, and if the capias be not returned executed, the clerk shall issue an alias, returnable to the next term, without an […]

§ 99-9-11. Subpoenas for witnesses

The first process, in all criminal causes, and in all courts, to compel the attendance of a witness, shall be a subpoena, directed to the sheriff or to some proper officer of the county where the witness may reside, stating the time and place for the appearance of the witness, the parties to the cause, […]

§ 99-9-19. Attachment for non-appearing subpoenaed witness

If any person subpoenaed as a witness shall fail to appear and attend as required, an attachment shall be issued by order of the court or other authority before which he was subpoenaed to appear, returnable at such time as the court or authority may appoint. The court or authority shall, on ordering the attachment, […]

§ 99-9-23. Witness subpoenaed in vacation to appear before grand jury

Any district attorney or conservator of the peace may apply to the clerk of the circuit court in vacation for writs of subpoena for any witness to attend before the grand jury. It shall be the duty of the clerk to issue all subpoenas thus applied for, and it shall be the duty of all […]

§ 99-9-29. Definitions

“Witness” as used in Sections 99-9-27 through 99-9-35 shall include a person whose testimony is relevant and material and desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding. “State” as used in Sections 99-9-27 through 99-9-35 shall include any territory of the United States and the […]

§ 99-9-3. Corporations; summons issued on indictment; execution on judgment

When an indictment shall be found against a corporation, a summons shall be issued against it, by its corporate name, to appear and answer the indictment, which summons may be executed as a summons against a corporation in a civil suit; and upon the summons being returned executed, the corporation shall be considered in court, […]

§ 99-9-31. Summoning witnesses in this state to testify in another state

If a judge of a court of record in any state which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within that state to attend and testify in this state, certifies under the seal of such court that there is a criminal prosecution pending in such court, or that a grand jury investigation has […]

§ 99-9-33. Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state

If a person in any state, which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions, or grand jury investigations commenced or about to commence, in this state, is a material witness in a prosecution pending in a court of record in this state, or […]

§ 99-9-35. Exemption from arrest and service of process

If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this state, he shall not, while in this state pursuant to such summons or order, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance […]

§ 99-9-37. Uniformity of interpretation

Sections 99-9-27 to 99-9-35 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law of the states which enact them.

§ 99-9-5. Corporations; summons issued to other counties

If the summons be returned not executed, and the officer shall make affidavit that he hath made diligent inquiry and cannot ascertain any place of business of the corporation in the county, or the name of any officer of the corporation, resident in the county in which such indictment shall have been found, upon whom […]

§ 99-9-9. Corporations; proceeding before justice of the peace

Process and proceedings like those described in Sections 99-9-3 through 99-9-7 may be had before justices of the peace in a prosecution or proceeding against a corporation for any offense cognizable before a justice of the peace. In case publication be necessary, the day of appearance may be fixed for such time as will allow […]