FEDERAL RULES, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE, APPELLATE PROCEDURE, TITLE 18 U S (UNITED STATES) CODE, CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - WITH CONSOLIDATED INDEX, 1978 ED.

• NCJ Number: 60600
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 1167 pages
• Corporate Author: West Publishing Co
• Sale Source: West Publishing Co
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE FULL TEXTS OF SEVERAL LEGAL REFERENCE WORKS ARE PRESENTED IN PAMPHLET FORM; THE BOOK IS INTENDED FOR USE BY ATTORNEYS, JUDGES, AND PROSECUTORS PRIMARILY.

Abstract

TEXTS OF WORKS USED EXTENSIVELY IN COURTROOM PROCEEDINGS ARE PRESENTED WITH A CONSOLIDATED INDEX. THESE WORKS INCLUDE FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, WITH AMENDMENTS TO JULY 15, 1978; RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE TRIAL OF MINOR OFFENSE BEFORE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATES, EFFECTIVE JULY 27, 1971; FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE, WITH AMENDMENTS TO JULY 31, 1978; FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE, WITH AMENDMENTS TO JULY 15, 1978; AND THE CRIMINAL CODE, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, WITH AMENDMENTS TO JULY 15, 1978. IN ADDITION, THE SEVERAL COMMITTEES ON RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES OF THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES ARE LISTED. A COMBINED TIME TABLE FOR LAWYERS UNDER THE FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND THE FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ARE PROVIDED. THIS TABLE INDICATES THE TIME FOR EACH OF THE VARIOUS PROCEDURAL STEPS REQUIRED BY THE RULES. A DETAILED, CONSOLIDATED INDEX COVERING ALL OF THE TEXTS IS PROVIDED. THE APPENDIX CONSISTS OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, RULES GOVERNING SECTION 2254 CASES AND SECTION 2255 PROCEEDINGS IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURTS AND THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED - LWM)