Compulsory Process Clause
- Compulsory Process Clause
-
The Compulsory Process Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right...to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor."
The compulsory process means that a court can order a person to come to court to testify and give evidence in a case. If the person fails to heed the court, subpoena is served on him/her. He/she can be prosecuted, even arrested, for contempt of the court.
The Compulsory Process Clause was construed to prohibit the application of a state statute that made persons charged or convicted as co-participants in a common crime incompetent to testify on behalf of one another. Washington v. Texas, 388 U.S. 14 (1967).
Categories:
- 1791 in law
- United States Sixth Amendment compulsory process case law
- United States government stubs
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
compulsory process — n: process served on witnesses to compel their testimony for the defense at trial ◇ A criminal defendant has a constitutional right to compulsory process. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. compulsory process … Law dictionary
compulsory — In ecclesiastical procedure, a compulsory is a kind of writ to compel the attendance of a witness, to undergo examination compulsory, adj Involuntary; forced; coerced by legal process or by force of statute @ compulsory attendance Refers to legal … Black's law dictionary
compulsory — In ecclesiastical procedure, a compulsory is a kind of writ to compel the attendance of a witness, to undergo examination compulsory, adj Involuntary; forced; coerced by legal process or by force of statute @ compulsory attendance Refers to legal … Black's law dictionary
Arbitration clause — Contract law Part o … Wikipedia
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts — Supreme Court of the United States Argued November 10, 2008 Decided Ju … Wikipedia
Holmes v. South Carolina — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Holmes v. South Carolina ArgueDate=February 22 ArgueYear=2006 DecideDate=May 1 DecideYear=2006 FullName=Bobby Lee Holmes v. South Carolina USVol=547 USPage=319 Citation=2006 U.S. LEXIS 3454; 74 U.S.L.W. 4221 Docket=04 1327… … Wikipedia
Шестая поправка к Конституции США — Официальный текст Билля о правах Шестая поправка к Конституции США является частью Билля о правах. Как и другие поправки, состав … Википедия
Homeschooling in the United States — The legality of homeschooling in the United States has been debated by educators, lawmakers, and parents since the beginnings of compulsory education in Massachusetts in 1852. United States Supreme Court precedent appears to favor educational… … Wikipedia
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I · … Wikipedia
The Bill of Rights in the National Archives
