Section 17 – Subpoena

(a) CONTENT. A subpoena must state the court’s name and the title of the proceeding, include the seal of the court, and command the witness to attend and testify at the time and place the subpoena specifies. The clerk must issue a blank subpoena-signed and...

Section 16 – Discovery and Inspection

(a) GOVERNMENT’S DISCLOSURE.(1)Information Subject to Disclosure.(A)Defendant’s Oral Statement. Upon a defendant’s request, the government must disclose to the defendant the substance of any relevant oral statement made by the defendant, before or...

Section 15 – Depositions

(a) WHEN TAKEN. (1)In General. A party may move that a prospective witness be deposed in order to preserve testimony for trial. The court may grant the motion because of exceptional circumstances and in the interest of justice. If the court orders the deposition to be...

Section 13 – Joint Trial of Separate Cases

The court may order that separate cases be tried together as though brought in a single indictment or information if all offenses and all defendants could have been joined in a single indictment or information.18 APPENDIX U.S.C. ยง 13As amended Apr. 29, 2002, eff. Dec....