People v. Wise

In People v. Wise (1994) 25 Cal.App.4th 339, the witness was a victim. He was not facing criminal charges and the record did not indicate any reason for the prosecution to believe he would disappear. The prosecution attempted three times to serve him at his Church Street address. They also tried a Haight Street address and a Scott Street address, believed to be his last known address. The post office, the local jail, the hospital and the coroner were contacted. The Court of Appeal found due diligence, stating: "'That additional efforts might have been made or other lines of inquiry pursued does not affect this conclusion. . . . It is enough that the People used reasonable efforts to locate the witness.' " (People v. Wise, supra, 25 Cal.App.4th 339, 344.)