The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Martin, 567 F.2d 849 (9th Cir. 1977):
A motion to have a witness produced is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court, and an indigent defendant has no absolute right to subpoena all witnesses at Government expense. United States v. Maynard, 485 F.2d 247, 248 (9th Cir. 1973).
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