Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 545.340: Disobedience to subpoena, how punished
What this law says, in plain English
Failure to obey a subpoena is punished using the same procedures as civil cases, and a witness who disobeys may be held liable to the party who summoned them as in civil suits.
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