The court before which any criminal prosecution is pending may order such number of witnesses as the court approves to be summoned on behalf of the accused at the expense of the state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-153
Where witnesses for accused paid by state
(1949 Rev., S. 8852.)
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.