subpoenable
adj/səˈpinəbəl/
Etymology From subpoena + -able.
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Capable of or permitted to be subpoenaed.
- It has been astutely pointed out that: "As is often the case, the ultimate determination of what is discoverable under Rule 16 or subpoenable under Rule 17(c) depends upon the attitude that a district judge has about the nature of a criminal prosecution and the rights of both the Government and the defendant.1963, Harry Graham Balter, Tax Fraud and Evasion: a Guide to Civil and Criminal Principles and Practice under Federal Law, ed. 3, Ronald Press Co., page 132
- MDC argues that since there is no statutory authority mandating inclusion of the access clause in the parties' contract, MDC's documents are not subpoenable under 31 U.S.C. § 54(c)(1) (Supp. IV 1980).1984, George Gardner Fagg, United States of America and Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States of America v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Inc., 751 F.2d 220:
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- Discouraged, the defendant switched to "flawless English," and then went on to another expedient, advising that what he had been charged with doing was in fact the work of Satan; who of course was not subpoenable by the prosecutor.2004 October 6, William F. Buckley, “Saddam Lives”, in National Review: