{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-19-7-60","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 19-7-60","heading":"Process to compel attendance of criminal defendant's witnesses; sanctions for disobedience.","body":"In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. The compulsory process shall be in misdemeanors a subpoena under the official signature of the clerk of the court or other judicial officer. Such subpoena or a copy thereof shall be served upon the witness a reasonable time before such witness is required to attend court. For any disobedience to such subpoena the court may punish for contempt.","path":["Title 19 - EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 7 Compelling Attendance of Witnesses"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t19c007.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:47:49Z","sha256":"8775c6af4d727dcaff4b850cbd022ac8035968b79c0ff578afd86c5c14b4cefa","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-19-7-50","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-19-9-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}