Federal Rules of Criminal Procedures: 1-Dec-13

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedures: 1-Dec-13
ISBN-10
0160921783
ISBN-13
9780160921780
Category
Law
Pages
90
Language
English
Published
2014-02-05
Publisher
Government Printing Office

Description

Contains the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure together with forms, as amended to December 1, 2013. The rules and forms have been promulgated and amended by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to law, and further amended by Acts of Congress. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure govern criminal proceedings and prosecutions in the U.S. district courts, the courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court. Their purpose is to "provide for the just determination of every criminal proceeding, to secure simplicity in procedure and fairness in administration, and to eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay." Fed. R. Crim. P. 2. The original rules were adopted by order of the Supreme Court on December 26, 1944, transmitted to Congress on January 3, 1945, and effective March 21, 1946. The rules have since been amended numerous times, most recently in 2013.

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