§ 5977. Prisoner from another state summoned to testify in this Commonwealth
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Actions, Proceedings and Other Matters Generally
Chapter 59. Depositions and Witnesses (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter C. Rendition of Prisoners as Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings (Refs & Annos)
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5977
§ 5977. Prisoner from another state summoned to testify in this Commonwealth
If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this Commonwealth, a judge of the court may certify:
The certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined and a notice shall be given to the Attorney General of the state in which the prisoner is confined.
Credits
1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective June 27, 1978.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5977, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5977
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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