Title 16 — Practice, Procedure, And Courts
99 chapters · 2,352 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-44-201 Authorization for deposition generally — Manner of taking — Use
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(a) The court or judge in vacation, or a Justice of the Supreme Court, may authorize either party to take the deposition of a material witness where there are reasonable grounds to apprehend that, before trial, the witness will die, will become mentally incapable of giving testim…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-44-202 Deposing witnesses upon showing of inability to attend trial — Use of depositions
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(a) If it appears that a prospective witness may be unable to attend or be prevented from attending a trial or hearing, that his or her testimony is material, and that it is necessary to take his or her deposition in order to prevent a failure of justice, the court at any time af…
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-44-203 Videotaped deposition of alleged victim under 17 years of age in sexual offense prosecution
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(a) As used in this section, the term “videotaped deposition” means the visual recording on a magnetic tape, together with the associated sound, of a witness testifying under oath in the course of a judicial proceeding, upon oral examination and where an opportunity is given for …