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Or. Rev. Stat. § 136.557 (2026)

Issuance of subpoena by magistrate for witnesses at preliminary examination

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      136.557 Issuance of subpoena by magistrate for witnesses at preliminary examination. A magistrate before whom an information is laid or complaint made may issue subpoenas subscribed by the magistrate for witnesses within the state, either on behalf of the state or of the defendant. [Formerly 139.020]

 

      136.560 [Amended by 1957 c.551 §1; 1959 c.302 §1; repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2021 · leading case: State v. Fair, 302 P.3d 417 (Or. 2013).
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State v. Fair, 302 P.3d 417 (Or. 2013). “608 (providing for district attorney or defendant to apply to court for a material witness order; requiring sworn application establishing, inter alia, that person subject to order possesses information material to pending charge or grand jury pi'oceeding and will not appear…”
State v. Rose, 330 P.3d 680 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). “That statute provides, in relevant part: “(1) Notwithstanding ORS 136.557, 136.563, 136.565 or 136.567 and subject to ORS 136.”
State v. Bryan, 190 P.3d 470 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “’ ORS 136.557 authorizes a magistrate before whom an information is laid or complaint made to issue subpoenas for witnesses within the state.”
State v. Maney, 688 P.2d 63 (Or. 1984). “” ORS 136.557 authorizes a magistrate before whom an information is laid or complaint made to issue subpenas for witnesses within the state.”
State v. Lira, 484 P.3d 1090 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “Concerning the former, ORS 136.557 to 136.570 provides for issuance of subpoenas to compel attendance of witnesses at preliminary hearings, grand jury proceedings, and trial.”
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