PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PROPOSED RULES GOVERNING HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS, AND PROPOSED RULES GOVERNING SECTION 2255 PROCEEDINGS FOR THE US DISTRICT COURTS - DRAFT

• NCJ Number: 10962
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 134 pages
• Corporate Author: US Judicial Conference
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SUGGESTED DELETIONS AND ADDITIONS WITH COMMENTS GIVING BACKGROUND AND REASONS FOR THE CHANGES.

Abstract

MODIFICATIONS IN EXISTING RULES ARE SUGGESTED IN THE AREAS OF THE GRAND JURY, PLEAS, TRIAL BY JURY OR THE COURT, TRIAL JURORS, CORRECTION OR REDUCTION OF SENTENCE, REMOVAL FROM STATE COURT, SEARCH AND SEIZURE (OBTAINING WARRANTS), AND THE PRESENCE OF THE DEFENDANT AT TRIAL. NEW SECTIONS ARE PROPOSED, SPELLING OUT THE PROCEDURES FOR STATE PRISONER HABEUS CORPUS AND THE EQUIVALENT REMEDY-SECTION 2255-FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS.