25-1224 Subpoena; to whom directed; duces tecum. - Nebraska Statutes

25-1224. Subpoena; to whom directed; duces tecum.The subpoena shall be directed to the person therein named, requiring him to attend at a particular time and place, to testify as a witness; and it may contain a clause directing a witness to bring with him any book, writing or other thing under his control, which he is bound by law to produce as evidence. SourceR.S.1867, Code § 351, p. 452; R.S.1913, § 7916; C.S.1922, § 8858; C.S.1929, § 20-1224; R.S.1943, § 25-1224.AnnotationsA DNA sample is not documentary in nature and is not discoverable under this section. State v. McKinney, 273 Neb. 346, 730 N.W.2d 74 (2007).A subpoena duces tecum for trial imposes a duty upon the witness to bring with him sought-after matter under his control that the law requires him to produce as evidence. City of Omaha v. American Theater Corp., 189 Neb. 441, 203 N.W.2d 155 (1973).