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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="13A-711" title_number="13A" title_name="Maryland Code of Military Justice" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Trial Procedure">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The trial counsel, the defense counsel, and the court–martial shall have equal opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence as prescribed by regulations and provided by law.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any subpoena or other process issued under this title will pertain only to military personnel or military property.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as otherwise authorized by the court for good cause, every subpoena or other process issued under this section shall be on a form similar to that which courts of the State having criminal jurisdiction may issue or properly accept.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The form of a subpoena shall contain:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the caption of the action;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the name and address of the person to whom it is directed;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the name of the person at whose request it is issued;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the date, time, and place where attendance is required;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a description of any documents, recordings, photographs, or other tangible things to be produced;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>the date of issuance and an expiration date, which shall be 60 days after the date of issuance; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>a statement that the subpoena may be served within 60 days after its issuance and may not be served thereafter.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Every subpoena or other process issued under this section shall run to any part of the United States and to the commonwealths and possessions of the United States.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A subpoena or other process may be issued to compel a witness to appear and testify:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>before a court–martial, military commission, or court of inquiry;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>at a deposition under § 13A–714 of this subtitle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>as otherwise authorized under this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A subpoena or other process may be issued to compel the production of evidence:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>for a court–martial, or court of inquiry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>for a deposition under § 13A–714 of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>for an investigation of an offense under this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>as otherwise authorized under this title.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An investigative subpoena under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection may be issued before referral of charges to a court–martial only if a general court–martial convening authority has authorized counsel for the government to issue such a subpoena or a military judge issues such a subpoena pursuant to § 13A–602 of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>With respect to an investigation of an offense under this title, a military judge detailed in accordance with § 13A–505 or § 13A–602 of this title may issue warrants or court orders for the contents of, and records concerning, wire or electronic communications in the same manner as such warrants and orders may be issued by a district court of the United States under Chapter 121, Title 18 of the United States Code, subject to such limitations as the Adjutant General may prescribe by regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>If a person requests relief from a subpoena or other process under this section on grounds that compliance is unreasonable or oppressive or is prohibited by law, a military judge detailed in accordance with § 13A–505 or § 13A–602 of this title shall review the request and shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>order that the subpoena or other process be modified or withdrawn, as appropriate; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>order the person to comply with the subpoena or other process.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
