Fed. R. Crim. P.
Law & Legal abbreviation · Legal Citation
| Stands for | Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure |
|---|---|
| Categories | Law & Legal |
Fed. R. Crim. P. stands for Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a legal citation abbreviation.
Rules governing federal criminal prosecutions, from complaints, arrests and grand jury proceedings through pleas, discovery, trial and sentencing. They took effect in 1946 and apply in the US district courts.
Example: Defense counsel moved under Fed. R. Crim. P. 16 for disclosure of the agent's notes.
Usage notes
Rule 11 governs guilty pleas and plea agreements, Rule 16 discovery, Rule 29 judgments of acquittal and Rule 32 sentencing and presentence reports. Rule 6(e) protects grand jury secrecy. Practitioners sometimes write "FRCrP" or "Crim. Rule", but the Bluebook form is "Fed. R. Crim. P."
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