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Subpoena - Issuance Under Rule 17(b) - Witness Outside the

C.D. Cal. L.Cr.R. 17-2

District. When a witness will be served outside this District, defense counsel shall apply for issuance of a subpoena under F.R.Crim.P.17(b) to the judge or magistrate judge to whom the case is assigned, and defense counsel shall represent that the defendant is unable to pay for the witness fees and that the presence of the witness is necessary to an adequate defense.
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