19-3001 Rules for Determining Competency
19-3002 Husband and Wife as Witnesses
19-3003 Defendant Not Obliged to Testify
19-3004 Compelling Attendance of Witness — Subpoena and How Issued
19-3004A Administrative Subpoena — Electronic Communication and Remote Computing Services
19-3005 Uniform Act to Secure Attendance of Witnesses
19-3006 Form of Subpoena
19-3007 Service of Subpoena
19-3007A Service of Subpoena by Mail or Messenger
19-3008 Fees and Mileage of Witnesses
19-3010 Disobedience to Subpoena
19-3011 Forfeiture of Undertaking of Witness
19-3012 Production of Imprisoned Witness — Procedure
19-3013 Definitions
19-3014 Summoning Witness in This State to Testify in Another State
19-3015 Court Order
19-3016 Terms and Conditions
19-3017 Exceptions
19-3018 Prisoner From Another State Summoned to Testify in This State
19-3019 Compliance
19-3020 Exemption From Arrest and Service of Process
19-3021 Uniformity of Interpretation
19-3022 Short Title
19-3023 Child Summoned as Witness
19-3024 Statements by Child
19-3025 Witness Psychiatric, Psychological Examination

Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 19 > Chapter 30 - Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • 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.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper, alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto; or, alternatively, the seal may be the mark of a rubber stamp providing substantially the same information as the impression. See Idaho Code 73-111
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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 of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.