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The Act, and not the Supreme Court decision in the Jencks case, governs the production of statements of government witnesses in a federal criminal trial. [7] The Jencks Act is constitutional as an exercise of congressional power to prescribe rules of procedure for the federal courts . [ 8 ]
Character evidence is also admissible in a criminal trial if offered by a defendant as circumstantial evidence—through reputation or opinion evidence—to show an alleged victim's "pertinent" character trait—for example, to support the defendant's claim of self-defense to a charge of homicide.
In U.S. criminal law, a proffer agreement, proffer letter, proffer, or "Queen for a Day" letter is a written agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant or prospective witness that allows the defendant or witness to give the prosecutor information about an alleged crime, while limiting the prosecutor's ability to use that information against him or her.
Rule 607. Who May Impeach a Witness; Rule 608. A Witness's Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness; Rule 609. Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction; Rule 610. Religious Beliefs or Opinions; Rule 611. Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence; Rule 612. Writing Used to Refresh a Witness's Memory; Rule 613 ...
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Attorney's Office needs to hand defense attorneys representing the former officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights all available ...
Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure [12] and §6A1.1 of the United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines regulate presentence reports. [13] The report must be disclosed to the court, the defendant, defendant's counsel, and the attorney for the government at least 35 days before the sentencing.
Key takeaways after the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol voted to adopt a final report to be released later this week.
Nov. 8—One of two men indicted for gunning down a former federal witness in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in July 2019 has pleaded guilty, less than a month before his co-defendant goes to trial on ...