A witness imprisoned or fined for contempt by an officer before whom his or her deposition is being taken may apply to the circuit judge, who shall have power to discharge the witness if it appears that the imprisonment is illegal.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 4 - Evidence And Witnesses
Chapter 43 - Witnesses Generally
Subchapter 2 - Securing Attendance Generally
§ 16-43-203. Excusing of witness when deposition given
§ 16-43-204. Attendance until discharged or case decided
§ 16-43-205. Authorization for officials taking depositions to compel attendance of witnesses
§ 16-43-206. Discharge of contempt order
§ 16-43-208. Criminal proceedings — Subpoenas for witnesses generally
§ 16-43-209. Criminal proceedings — Additional witnesses
§ 16-43-210. Criminal proceedings — Attendance by witness in several criminal cases
§ 16-43-211. Criminal proceedings — Civil procedure to govern
§ 16-43-212. Criminal proceedings — Issuance of subpoenas pursuant to investigations
§ 16-43-213. Prisoner as witness — Attendance — Examination by deposition
§ 16-43-214. Prisoner from Division of Correction as witness
§ 16-43-215. Videotaped deposition of State Crime Laboratory analyst — Definition