Mississippi § 11-43-49 - Defaulting witness dealt with.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-43-49 — Defaulting witness dealt with., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-43-49. Defaulting witness dealt with.
If a witness shall not obey the subpoena served on him in case of habeas corpus, the judge or chancellor may not only issue, or cause the clerk to issue, an attachment for the witness, but shall indorse on the subpoena the default of the witness and a fine therefor, and file it with the other papers in the clerk’s office of the proper circuit court. Scire facias shall issue for the witness, returnable before the court, and proceedings shall be had as provided in case of a defaulting witness in the circuit court.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-43-49 ("Defaulting witness dealt with.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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