Section 55 – Records

The clerk of the district court must keep records of criminal proceedings in the form prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The clerk must enter in the records every court order or judgment and the date of entry.18...

Section 54 – Transferred] [1]

1 All of Rule 54 was moved to Rule 1.18 APPENDIX U.S.C. § 54COMMITTEE NOTES ON RULES-2002 AMENDMENT Certain provisions in current Rule 54 have been moved to revised Rule 1 as part of a general restyling of the Criminal Rules to make them more easily understood and to...

Section 52 – Harmless and Plain Error

(a) HARMLESS ERROR. Any error, defect, irregularity, or variance that does not affect substantial rights must be disregarded.(b) PLAIN ERROR. A plain error that affects substantial rights may be considered even though it was not brought to the court’s...

Section 51 – Preserving Claimed Error

(a) EXCEPTIONS UNNECESSARY. Exceptions to rulings or orders of the court are unnecessary.(b) PRESERVING A CLAIM OF ERROR. A party may preserve a claim of error by informing the court-when the court ruling or order is made or sought-of the action the party wishes the...

Section 50 – Prompt Disposition

Scheduling preference must be given to criminal proceedings as far as practicable.18 APPENDIX U.S.C. § 50As amended Apr. 24, 1972, eff. Oct. 1, 1972; Mar. 18, 1974, eff. July 1, 1974; Apr. 26 and July 8, 1976, eff. Aug. 1, 1976; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Dec. 1, 1993; Apr....