What is the test for good faith effort must be undertaken to obtain attendance of witness for trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ortiz, F078351 (Cal. App. 2020):
nor the court could compel his return.10 (Barber v. Page, supra, 390 U.S. 719 723-725 [good faith effort must be undertaken to obtain attendance of witness for trial even though the court itself does not have the power to compel the attendance of a witness].)
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