Download or read book Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 2017 written by House (U.S.), Committee on the Judiciary and published by Committee on the Judiciary. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Other related print titles that may be of interest: The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (eff. Dec 1, 2017) 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 as amended to December 1, 2017. United States Code, 2012 Edition, V. 12, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure to Title 19, Customs Duties, Sections 1 to 1654 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-001-00629-1?ctid=130 Courts, Judiciary, & Judicial Procedure:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/courts-judiciary-judicial-procedure Judicial Branch & Federal Courts:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/judicial-branch-federal-courts