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1986

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

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The Federal Rules Of Criminal Procedure, James Boyd White Jan 1986

The Federal Rules Of Criminal Procedure, James Boyd White

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After the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (1938) established a uniform set of procedures for the trial of civil cases in federal courts, Congress authorized the supreme court to make rules for the trial of federal criminal cases as well. With two Justices dissenting, the Supreme Court adopted the rules in 1944 and submitted them to Congress, which, by silence, approved them.