# I'm being subpeonaed as a witness. Any advice?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-subpeonaed-as-a-witness-any-advice/960301>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 1, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-subpeonaed-as-a-witness-any-advice/960301 "2022-03-01T19:09:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-subpeonaed-as-a-witness-any-advice/960301/21 "2022-03-02T17:53:14Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> Depositions in criminal cases are exceedingly rare.

Hmm. When there was a break in at our storage locker the police interviewed me the next day, and I signed a statement. I was subpoenaed 4+ months later and when I called the county office, they scheduled a video deposition, which I did from home. May have been because of COVID, as I got the letter in August of 2020. The prosecution and a defense attorney were on the video call, and as I recall after taking the deposition they said “if we need you in court we’ll let you know”.

~Max

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**Author:** ![jjakucyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jjakucyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjakucyk)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-subpeonaed-as-a-witness-any-advice/960301/22 "2022-03-02T18:32:05Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> Depositions in criminal cases are exceedingly rare. However…

Neat, I had no idea.

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