N.Y. CPL Law § 610.10
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Securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena; in general
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§ 610.10 Securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena; in general.\n 1. Under circumstances prescribed in this article, a person at\nliberty within the state may be required to attend a criminal court\naction or proceeding as a witness by the issuance and service upon him\nof a subpoena.\n 2. A "subpoena" is a process of a court directing the person to whom\nit is addressed to attend and appear as a witness in a designated action\nor proceeding in such court, on a designated date and any recessed or\nadjourned date of the action or proceeding. If the witness is given\nreasonable notice of such recess or adjournment, no further process is\nrequired to compel his attendance on the adjourned date.\n 3. As used in this article, "subpoena" includes a "subpoena duces\ntecum." A subpoena duces tecum is a subpoena requiring the witness to\nbring with him and produce specified physical evidence.\n
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