The Committee on the Judiciary provides this Adobe PDF version of the new Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure which became effective Dec. 1, 2000.
All legal professionals take notice of the new changes.
Criminal procedure consists of the law governing the series of proceedings through which the substantive criminal law is enforced. In the United States, most criminal law is set by the states, although the federal government has adopted its own criminal code, at the United States Code Title 18, to deal with activities that extend beyond state boundaries or have special impact on federal government operations. Procedure in criminal trials in federal courts is outlined in Part II of Title 18. This site includes examples of state rules of criminal procedure including Indiana's and California's. New Amendments are available for the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure as of Dec. 1, 2000.