Us Code § 3001 - Procedure governed by rules; scope, purpose and effect; definition of terms; local rules; forms—(Rule)
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§ 3001. Procedure governed by rules; scope, purpose and effect; definition of terms; local rules; forms—(Rule)
See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Scope, rule 1.
Purpose and construction, rule 2.
Proceedings to which rules apply, rules 54 and 59.
Definition, rule 54(c).
Rules of District Courts and Circuit Courts of Appeal, rule 57.
Forms, rule 58.
Effective date, rule 59.
Citation of rule, rule 60.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 814.)
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