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15-4-5
Section 15-4-5 Refusal of witness to answer questions. In an inquest under this chapter, any
witness who refuses to answer any question in relation to the cause of death, except on the
ground that it may criminate himself, is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be committed to
jail by the coroner, unless he gives bail in the sum of $500.00 to appear at the circuit court
and answer such offense, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $200.00
nor more than $500.00, and may be imprisoned not exceeding three months. (Code 1852, §816;
Code 1867, §4367; Code 1876, §3995; Code 1886, §4805; Code 1896, §4928; Code 1907, §7166;
Code 1923, §4561; Code 1940, T. 15, §80.)...
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12-16-213
Section 12-16-213 Refusal of witness to testify before grand jury as to gaming or lottery.
Any person who is summoned as a witness before the grand jury to answer as to any gaming or
lottery within his knowledge and who fails or refuses to attend and testify in obedience to
such summons without a good excuse, to be determined by the court, is guilty of a contempt
and also a misdemeanor and, on conviction for such misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than
$20.00 nor more than $300.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to
hard labor for the county for not more than three months. (Code 1852, §38; Code 1867, §3579;
Code 1876, §4136; Code 1886, §4066; Code 1896, §4806; Code 1907, §995; Code 1923, §4245;
Code 1940, T. 14, §273; Code 1975, §13-7-30.)...
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28-4-316
Section 28-4-316 Grand jury proceedings generally - Effect of failure of person to attend and
testify in obedience to summons. Any person who is summoned as a witness before the grand
jury to answer as to any violation of law for the suppression of intemperance or prohibiting
the manufacture, sale or other disposition of prohibited liquors or beverages or the keeping
or maintaining of any unlawful drinking place, or liquor nuisance and who fails or refuses
to attend and testify in obedience to such summons without good cause, to be determined by
the court, is guilty of contempt and also of a misdemeanor and, on conviction of such misdemeanor,
must be fined not less than $20.00 nor more than $300.00 and may also be imprisoned in the
county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than three months, at the
discretion of the court. (Acts 1909, No. 191, p. 63; Code 1923, §4633; Code 1940, T. 29,
§109.)...
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15-8-150
and intentionally to cut out or disable his tongue, or to put out or destroy his eye, etc.
(14) ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER. A. B., unlawfully and with malice aforethought, did assault
C. D., with the intent to murder him. (15) ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO RAVISH. A. B. did assault
C. D., a woman, with the intent forcibly to ravish her. (16) ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB. A.
B. assaulted C. D. with the felonious intent, by violence to his person or by putting him
in fear of some serious and immediate injury to his person, to rob him. (17) BETTING
AT CARDS, DICE, ETC. A. B. bet at a game played with cards or dice, or some device or substitute
for cards or dice, at a tavern, inn, storehouse for retailing spirituous liquors, or house
or place where spirituous liquors were at the time sold, retailed or given away, or in a public
house, highway or some other public place or at an outhouse where people resorted (or other
place forbidden by law), against, etc. (18) BETTING AT GAMING TABLE, ETC. A....
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12-16-211
Section 12-16-211 Disclosure of testimony before grand jury by witness prior to arrest, etc.,
of person indicted. Any person who, having been a witness before the grand jury, discloses
the name of the person about whom he testified or any of the facts to which he testified before
the arrest of the person against whom he testified or before such person has given bail for
his appearance to answer the indictment or indictments found against him shall, on conviction,
be fined not less than $100.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced
to hard labor for the county for not more than six months. (Code 1852, §37; Code 1867, §3578;
Code 1876, §4135; Code 1886, §3970; Code 1896, §5048; Code 1907, §7309; Code 1923, §8691;
Code 1940, T. 30, §96.)...
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12-1-8
Section 12-1-8 Cases in which courts may issue attachments and inflict summary punishment for
contempt. The powers of the several courts in this state to issue attachments and inflict
summary punishment for contempts shall not extend to any other cases than: (1) Disrespectful,
contemptuous or insolent behavior in court, tending in any way to diminish or impair the respect
due to judicial tribunals or to interrupt the due course of trial; (2) A breach of the peace,
boisterous conduct, violent disturbance or any other act calculated to disturb or obstruct
the administration of justice, committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as
to have that effect; (3) The misbehavior of any officer of the court in his official transactions
or the disobedience or resistance of any officer of the court, party, juror, witness or any
other person to any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree or command thereof; (4) Deceit
or the abuse of the process of the proceedings of the court by...
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13A-11-164
Section 13A-11-164 Refusal to testify by printer of libel or defamation. The printer or proprietor
of any newspaper, handbill, advertisement or libel, the publication of which is punishable
under this article, who refuses, when summoned, to appear and testify before either the grand
or petit jury respecting the publication of such newspaper, handbill, advertisement or libel
(not having a good excuse, to be determined by the court), is guilty of a contempt and also
of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction of such misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than $20.00
nor more than $300.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail, or sentenced to hard
labor for the county for not more than six months. (Code 1852, §14; Code 1867, §3554; Code
1876, §4108; Code 1886, §3774; Code 1896, §5066; Code 1907, §7341; Code 1923, §4924;
Code 1940, T. 14, §351; Code 1975, §13-6-204.)...
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9-17-8
Section 9-17-8 Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to witnesses; enforcement of subpoenas issued
by board. (a) The board or any member thereof is hereby empowered to issue subpoenas for witnesses,
to require their attendance and the giving of testimony before it and to require the production
of such books, papers and records in any proceeding before the board as may be material upon
questions lawfully before the board. Such subpoenas shall be served by the sheriff or any
other officer authorized by law to serve process in this state. No person shall be excused
from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers and records before the board
or a court or from obedience to the subpoena of the board or a court on the ground or for
the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend
to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; provided, that nothing contained
in this section shall be construed as requiring any person to produce...
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12-22-171
Section 12-22-171 Stay of sentence when question of law reserved and admission to bail - Misdemeanors.
When such question is reserved, in case of a misdemeanor, and it shall be made known to the
court that the defendant desires to take an appeal to the appropriate appellate court, judgment
must be entered on the conviction, but the execution thereof must be stayed pending the appeal.
In such case, the defendant may give bail, with sufficient sureties, conditioned that he will
appear and abide the judgment; failing to give such bail, he must be committed to jail, but
may give such bail at any time pending the appeal. (Code 1852, §754; Code 1867, §4305; Code
1876, §4981; Code 1886, §4512; Code 1896, §4319; Code 1907, §6250; Code 1923, §3243;
Code 1940, T. 15, §374.)...
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31-2-100
Section 31-2-100 Courts-martial for members of National Guard - Subpoena of witnesses. A court-martial
may subpoena any witness residing within 100 miles of the place where the court is sitting
to appear and testify before it, and the sheriff, on receiving any subpoena issued by direction
of the court-martial and signed by the judge advocate thereof, or by the officer holding a
summary court, shall make service and return of service as provided by law in criminal cases.
Any person failing to appear at any court-martial in this state to testify in accordance with
the subpoena issued by such court-martial, without lawful excuse, is guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned for not more than 60
days in the county jail, either or both. (Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 143, p. 105; Code 1940,
T. 35, §136; Acts 1973, No. 1038, p. 1572, §101.)...
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