Alabama Statutes

§ 12-16-198 — Issuance of Subpoenas for Witnesses by District Attorneys

Alabama·Title 12 Courts·Ch. 16 Juries·Art. 8 Empaneling, Proceedings, Etc., of Grand Juries·Div. 1 General Provisions

District attorneys shall have authority, and it shall be their duty, to issue a subpoena for any person whom they may desire to appear before the grand jury to give evidence of any violation of the law.

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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §85; Code 1867, §3627; Code 1876, §4215; Code 1886, §4348; Code 1896, §5034; Code 1907, §7295; Code 1923, §8677; Code 1940, T. 30, §84.)

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