Re: Subpoena Question

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Can't say that I've ever seen that before. I can imagine a
lot of strategic pros and cons. If I were you, I'd be
really concerned that the PA has something solid to impeach
the witness with---maybe even enough to get a conviction.
I'd be vetting the hell out of the witness and ALL prior
statements he may have made.

On 7/13/06, M'sta Mikey wrote:
> In a criminal case, the PA issued a subpoena to the
> defenses' main witness as a witness for the prosecution,
> even though the PA knows that individual will be an
> adverse witness (against the prosecution of course).
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> Is this standard practice?
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