A prosecuting attorney may issue subpoenas, subscribed by him, for witnesses within the state, in support of a prosecution, or for such witnesses as a grand jury may direct. An attorney for a defendant may issue subpoenas subscribed by him for witnesses the defendant may require.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.2401; SDCL, § 23-40-3; SL 1978, ch 178 , § 178.