§ 6646. Witness from another state summoned to testify in this State
If a person in any state which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons
within its borders to attend and testify in an action in this State is a material
witness in an action pending in a court of record in this State, a Superior judge
may issue a certificate under the seal of the court stating these facts and specifying
the number of days the witness will be required. The certificate may include a recommendation
that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of this
State to ensure his or her attendance in this State. The certificate shall be presented
to a judge of a court of record of the state in which the witness is found. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative February 1, 1967; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 111.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1969–2012 · leading case: State v. Lynds, 605 A.2d 501 (Vt. 1991).
State v. Lynds, 605 A.2d 501 (Vt. 1991). · cites it 2דSalter's schedule or to invoke the Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses, 13 V.S.A. § 6646. The fact that the State limited its effort because it assumed that Dr.”
State v. Carroll, 513 A.2d 1159 (Vt. 1986). · cites it 2ד13 V.S.A. § 6646. The State appeared with its witnesses on July 19, 1983, including the informant.”
State v. Tribble, 2012 VT 105, 67 A.3d 210. “Carroll the State used the Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without the State in Criminal Cases, 13 V.S.A. § 6646, to ensure its key witness’s presence at trial.”
State v. Young, 433 A.2d 254 (Vt. 1981). “He was returned to testify under a subpoena issued under 13 V.S.A. § 6646, which held him in Vermont only one day.”
State v. Emrick, 282 A.2d 821 (Vt. 1971). · cites it 2דThe first claim of error made by the defendant is that the lower court committed error in denying" the motion of the defendant to produce two witnesses from without the State under 13 V.S.A. § 6646, quoted below: “If a person in any state, which by its.”
Emrick v. Connarn, 260 A.2d 380 (Vt. 1969). “13 V.S.A. § 6646. Both the States of Maine and California have adopted this Uniform Act.”
State v. Kelley, 394 A.2d 1125 (Vt. 1978). “He appeals his conviction because of the trial court’s refusal to compel the attendance of out-of-state witnesses in his behalf, under 13 V.S.A. § 6646. By affidavits, he claimed handwriting samples, voice samples, and line-up identification *506 of one of the witnesses would…”
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