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TCA 40-17-205

Ordering witness into custody

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A court can order a witness to be taken into custody if there is reason to believe the witness will not voluntarily appear to testify in a criminal case.

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If the certificate recommends that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of the requesting state to assure the witness’s attendance in the requesting state, the judge may, in lieu of notification of the hearing, direct that the witness be immediately brought before the judge for the hearing. The judge at the hearing, being satisfied of the desirability of the custody and delivery, for which determination the certificate shall be prima facie proof, may, in lieu of issuing a subpoena or summons, order that the witness be taken into custody immediately and delivered to an officer of the requesting state.
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TCA Section40-17-205