Illinois Compiled Statutes
725 ILCS 220/1 (2026)
"Witness" as used in this Act shall include a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding
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(725 ILCS 220/1)
(from Ch. 38, par. 156-1)
Sec. 1.
"Witness" as used in this Act shall include a person whose
testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or
in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding.
The word "summons" shall include a subpoena (both subpoena ad
testificandum and subpoena duces tecum), order or other notice requiring
the appearance of a witness.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2694.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1993–2004 · leading case: Nelson v. State, 626 So. 2d 121 (Miss. 1993).
Nelson v. State, 626 So. 2d 121 (Miss. 1993). “Both this state and the state of Illinois have adopted the "uniform law to secure the attendance of witnesses from without the state in criminal cases," which may be resorted to in cases such as this.”
People v. Evans, 811 N.E.2d 248 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 2004). “Britton, appeals his October 2002 conviction for indirect criminal contempt of court based on his failure to appear to testify in Memphis, Tennessee, pursuant to the trial court’s order under the Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Within or Without a State in…”
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