California Penal Code 939.2 – A subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness before the grand …
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A subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness before the grand jury may be signed and issued by the district attorney, his investigator or, upon request of the grand jury, by any judge of the superior court, for witnesses in the state, in support of the prosecution, for those witnesses whose testimony, in his opinion is material in an investigation before the grand jury, and for such other witnesses as the grand jury, upon an investigation pending before them, may direct.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1196.)
Terms Used In California Penal Code 939.2
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.