Any justice of the peace, in the exercise of that justice’s criminal jurisdiction, may issue subpoenas and other warrants into any county in the State for summoning or bringing any person to give evidence in any matter triable before the justice and may enforce obedience by fine or imprisonment. Such subpoenas and warrants shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Rules of the Court.

Code 1852, §§ ?2033, 2034; Code 1915, §§ ?3973, 3974; Code 1935, §§ ?4473, 4474; 11 Del. C. 1953, § ?5916; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 130, § ?2;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 5912

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
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