On December 1, 2019, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.1 (Rule 16.1 or the “Rule”) went into effect. With a focus on defense counsel’s ability to adequately prepare for trial, the Rule functions ...

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U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York on Monday reminded prosecutors about their obligations under recent amendments to Rule 16 of the ...

On April 7, 2020, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press sent a letter on behalf of a news media coalition to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ Committee on Rules of Practice and ...

As criminal law has expanded into almost every sector of the American economy, one byproduct is the rise of "parallel proceedings"—lawsuits that proceed concurrently in criminal and civil court based ...

In 1987, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution requires federal and state courts to retroactively apply all new federalconstitutional rules of criminal procedure to direct appeals of ...

The Mississippi Supreme Court has adopted a new set of criminal procedures to bring uniformity to courtrooms at all levels in the state, a process that marks the final achievement of retiring Justice ...

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In two opinions filed Wednesday, the Supreme Court has clarified the meaning and purpose of Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1, which sets out a procedure for challenging illegal sentences.